average return

collocation in English

meaningsofaverageandreturn

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average
adjective
uk
/ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
An average number is the number you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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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 ofaverageandreturnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The return to lending falls, as does theaveragereturnon wealth in the economy.
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Two simple measures of performance of a pension fund are itsaveragereturnon assets and the volatility in its returns.
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Thus, lowering the interest rate increases the total resources available to the bank-and hence theaveragereturngiven to depositors-during times of crisis.
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Small stocks in general have a higher standard deviation, which is partially compensated by a somewhat higheraveragereturn.
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Thus, theaveragereturnin the economy falls below the marginal product of investment by the amount of output lost due to verification.
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The authors show that the adjustment rule which maximizes the steady-state utility of a representative individual equalizes marginal andaveragereturnto social security contributions.
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In general, the plans with the heavier concentrations of employer stock are achieving a slightly higheraveragereturnat the expense of much higher risk.
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A risky asset mix may well lead to a highaveragereturnand hence a high funding ratio in the long run.
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We take ut to have a lognormal probability distribution with anaveragereturnof 10 % and standard deviation of 17 %, representing typical historical figures for stock returns.
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Furthermore, for every euro organisations spent on supporting volunteers, they received anaveragereturnof between 3% and 8%.
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They are under constant pressure to arrange their portfolios so that they can consistently out-perform theaveragereturn.
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It is not theaveragereturnthat matters, it is the marginal bit that matters.
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Turnover has risen in 10 years; and profits during this period have been £26 million, with a highaveragereturnon capital investment.
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We have averaged our realisation prices and ascertained the producer'saveragereturn.
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At the same time we must remember that it followed two years of surplus during which theaveragereturnto producers was around £11 to £12.
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Does it really make sense to compare theaveragereturnon total investment overseas with theaveragereturnon home investment?
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But theaveragereturnover the past five years has been around 15%, instead of the usual 4%.
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Theaveragereturnper kip in the first few months of this year compared with 1979 is £3 per kip less.
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