strike rate
strike rate noun: the number of runs of a batter divided by the number of balls faced.
Noun
strike rate (plural strike rates)
- The number of runs of a batter divided by the number of balls faced.
- The number of runs scored by a batsman per 100 balls faced; the number of balls bowled by a bowler divided by the number of wickets taken.
- Sales success as a ratio of the number of customers to the number of potential leads who were approached.
- Cold calls are hard work, the strike rate, calling on people out of the blue (even when based on some research), is low.2003, Patrick Forsyth, Marketing Stripped Bare: An Insider's Guide to the Secret Rules, page 77
Forms of strike rate
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Questions about strike rate
- What does strike rate mean?
- Strike rate means the number of runs of a batter divided by the number of balls faced.
- What part of speech is strike rate?
- Strike rate is a noun.
- What is the plural of strike rate?
- The plural of strike rate is strike rates.
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