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return on investment

return on investment noun: a benefit, usually financial, gained by an investor from an investment.

Noun

return on investment (countable and uncountable, plural returns on investment)

  1. 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.2025 October 1, Chris Edwards, “Digital network”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 27
    Synonyms:
    ROI

return on investment meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

return on investment in Tamil

முதலீட்டு ஆதாயம், முதலீடுகள் மீதான வருவாய்

return on investment in Tagalog

benefit gained by an investor from an investment
balik ng puhunan

return on investment in Malay

benefit gained by an investor from an investment
pulangan pelaburan

return on investment in Indonesian

benefit gained by an investor from an investment
pengembalian investasi, balik modal
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return on investment in Vietnamese
hoàn vốn đầu tư

Synonyms of return on investment

Forms of return on investment

pluralreturns on investment

Questions about return on investment

What does return on investment mean?
Return on investment means a benefit, usually financial, gained by an investor from an investment.
What is return on investment in Tamil?
Return on investment in Tamil is முதலீட்டு ஆதாயம், முதலீடுகள் மீதான வருவாய். See Return on investment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is return on investment?
Return on investment is a noun.
What is the plural of return on investment?
The plural of return on investment is returns on investment.

Words near return on investment in the dictionary

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  11. return piece

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