"rate of return" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rates of return [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|rates of return}} rate of return (plural rates of return)
  1. (finance, business) The amount of profit earned in a reporting period, expressed as a percentage of the cost. Wikipedia link: rate of return Categories (topical): Business, Finance Translations (amount of profit): 回報率 (Chinese Mandarin), 回报率 (huíbàolǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), tuottoaste (Finnish), rata rentabilității [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-rate_of_return-en-noun-5NJHd~Br Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: business, finance

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