total return

collocation in English

meaningsoftotalandreturn

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withreturn.
total
adjective
uk
/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
including ...
See more attotal
return
noun
uk
/rɪˈtɜːn/us
/rɪˈtɝːn/
an occasion when someone goes or comes back to a place where they ...
See more atreturn

(Definition oftotalandreturnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftotal return

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
After the second full mailout, another 81 questionnaires were returned to produce atotalreturnof 310 completed questionnaires (total response rate of 51 %).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Then, we regress directly the performance obtained by the portfolio (totalreturn) against the performance obtained by the asset allocation policy (policy return) without constructing a custom benchmark.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The commissioners' investment policy is to seek to achieve the besttotalreturnon their assets—that is, growth of both income and capital.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It always means a reducingtotalreturnand reducing employment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Since the mid-1960s the industries'totalreturnon capital employed has been significantly below that of the private sector, even allowing for subsidies.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is to say, even if there was atotalreturnto free collective bargaining.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The highertotalreturnhas only partly offset the industry's inability to cover its depreciation and provide for new investment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is he aware also that the gap between thetotalreturnand the target price for beef in this marketing year is about £69 million?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thetotalreturnwith value added in that way was about £100 per pig, which represented a small profit after rearing and butchering instead of a massive loss.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In general, thetotalreturnfor animals over 30 months should not be greater than the market price of animals below 30 months going for consumption.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Nor has it acknowledged that companies have to consider the long-term cycle of low and high oil prices, and thetotalreturnover the life of the risk.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The farm was shortly afterwards sold and realised £12,500, making atotalreturnto the owner of the land which had been taken of £20,500, including all compensations.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Histotalreturnwas £63,000 over 357 acres.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the debate, it has been suggested that we should try to ensure that farmers get a larger proportion of theirtotalreturnfrom the market.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Totalreturnswaps allow the party receiving thetotalreturnto gain exposure and benefit from a reference asset without actually having to own it.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thetotalreturnis the capital gain or loss, plus any interest or dividend payments.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It can depend on a reference rate, thetotalreturnof a swap, an economic statistic, etc.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Intotalreturnswaps, the underlying asset, referred to as the reference asset, is usually an equity index, loans, or bonds.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This is clearly misleading, since, economically speaking, it is thetotalreturnthat is the only thing that matters.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Normally, it does not include the price variations, at the difference of thetotalreturn.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition oftotal
Go to the definition ofreturn
See other collocations withreturn