rate of returnnoun [ C ]
ukusplural rates of return abbreviation RORACCOUNTING, FINANCE the amount of profit that an investment earns calculated as a percentage of the money that was originally invested:
the actual/annual rate of return The Fund's actual rate of return may be greater or less than the 5% return shown in the illustration.
Record crude prices have allowed oil companies to show their strongest rate of return on capital for five years.
earn/generate/offer a rate of return The endowments offer an average rate of return of around 10%.
a decent/good/high rate of return
a fixed/net/real rate of return
a low/poor rate of return
a guaranteed/projected/expected rate of return
See also
internal rate of return