return on investment

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return on investment

noun returns on investment

  1. countable, uncountable A benefit, usually financial, gained by an investor from an investment. Researchers believe automated coupling would save time and cost, but there are questions about the return on investment when it comes to retrofitting old wagons.

    Similar: ROI

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noun benefit gained by an investor from an investment

Españolretorno de la inversión, retorno sobre los costos, rendimiento de inversión
한국어투자자본수익률 tujajabonsu'ingnyul
日本語投資収益率 tōshi shūeki-ritsu
中文投資回報率 /投资回报率 tóuzī huíbàolǜ
Portuguêsretorno do investimento
Françaisretour sur investissement
Italianoritorno sull'investimento, ritorno sugli investimenti
Русскийокупаемость okupajemostʹ
Tiếng Việthoàn vốn đầu tư

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@misc{return_on_investment_2026,
  title = {return on investment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/return%20on%20investment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}