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returns on investment

returns on investment is the plural of return on investment.

Meaning of return on 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

Questions about returns on investment

What is returns on investment the plural of?
Returns on investment is the plural of return on investment.

Words near returns on investment in the dictionary

  1. returnless
  2. returnlessly
  3. returnment
  4. returns
  5. returns fire
  6. returns on investment
  7. returns the favor
  8. returns the favour
  9. returns to dust
  10. returns to form
  11. returns to one's muttons

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