return on investment
noun[U]
ukus(abbreviationROI)FINANCE,ACCOUNTING
theprofitfrom anactivityfor aparticularperiodcomparedwith theamountinvestedin it:
Weeklysalesarerunningwellaheadof thelevelsrequiredfor a 25%returnoninvestment.
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Under his leadership for the next five years, the firm became a diversified financial services company with record earnings, revenue andreturnoninvestment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first objective is that of maximumreturnoninvestmentfor the piece of diamond rough.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It spent 1.6 million of public money on the scheme, so a greater than tenfoldreturnoninvestmentwas expected.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Patents vary in length but are designed to last long enough for the innovator to make areturnoninvestment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In business, it would mean a highreturnoninvestment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Others claim that thereturnoninvestmentis enhanced when using an older building, because of the savings involved.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Capital costs and system lifespan have received much less study until recently, and thereturnoninvestmentis highly variable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Requirements are implemented in priority order, as defined by their stakeholders, so as to provide the greatestreturnoninvestmentpossible.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Investors usually use thereturnoninvestmentas a financial measure for the viability of such projects.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They also lend themselves well to measurement and tracking, offering tangible information onreturnoninvestmentand performances against objectives.
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