high return

collocation in English

meaningsofhighandreturn

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high
adjective
uk
/haɪ/us
/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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return
noun
uk
/rɪˈtɜːn/us
/rɪˈtɝːn/
an occasion when someone goes or comes back to a place where they ...
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(Definition ofhighandreturnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are both a liability hedge and ahighreturn-per-unit-risk asset.
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A positive residue will result in the up-state with ahighreturn.
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Stocks give ahighreturnin good times, when many other risky assets are also high returning and consumption levels are high.
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When u is small, however, thehighreturnon capital motivates unskilled agents to save a larger share of the windfall from low taxation and the income effect dominates.
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The best incentive of all is ahighreturnon capital.
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This is particularly noteworthy in the export field, where you see ahighreturnon the capital invested.
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It touched on the fascinating point that there might be ahighreturnon investment in tourist facilities.
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That is a form of defensive preparation which gives a veryhighreturnfor a very small outlay.
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They want to see ahighreturnon capital investment.
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That is interesting and points to new initiatives that would bring ahighreturnon investment.
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Thirdly, it could bring back to this country ahighreturnin dividends and interest.
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Members pay out large sums in the expectation of ahighreturn.
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Farmers have gained ahighreturnper acre.
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What they want now is not an exorbitant orhighreturnfor their endeavours but a fair return.
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