"ROE" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ROEs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ROE (plural ROEs)
  1. (accounting) Initialism of return on equity. — A measure of how well a company used reinvested earnings to generate additional earnings. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: return on equity (extra: A measure of how well a company used reinvested earnings to generate additional earnings) Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-ROE-en-noun-nP5OyuWD Topics: accounting, business, finance
  2. (military) Initialism of rule(s) of engagement. — a/the rule(s) governing when to fire or return fire Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: rule(s) of engagement (extra: a/the rule(s) governing when to fire or return fire) Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: RoE, R.O.E., R. O. E., R.o.E., R. o. E. Related terms: ROI [finance, business], ROR [finance, business]
    Sense id: en-ROE-en-noun-NVA0bRm7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 57 10 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. Abbreviation of record of employment. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: record of employment
    Sense id: en-ROE-en-noun-nnjZGfAb

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