Collocations withreturn
These are words often used in combination withreturn.
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actual return
To determine whether the simulations generate reasonable results, we first use the same 2550 plans that have actual return data for the pension portfolio.
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annualized return
The nominal average interest rate is 16.34%, default rate 4%, and an average net annualized return (net of defaults and service fees) of 9.64%.
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average return
The return to lending falls, as does the average return on wealth in the economy.
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census return
These sources were checked in each case against the most recent previous census return in order to ascertain the social group of each subscriber.
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decent return
It was not until the 1980s that they started to see a decent return on the money that they had spent a lifetime scraping together.
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decreasing return
There is, first, the temporary inflation of the catch, and then a gradually decreasing return until the industry is in the doldrums, and restriction has to be undertaken.
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diminishing return
Application of the law of diminishing return to describing the relationship between metabolizable energy intake and growth rate in broilers.
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eventual return
The fundamental idea was to produce marmots in a fashion that would facilitate their eventual return to the wild.
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excess return
The excess return and mismatch risk of the risky mix are three times those of the moderately risky mix.
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expected return
That is, for a given expected return, the individual always prefers a certain return.
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false return
I think the giving of a false return is an act much more deserving of punishment.
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financial return
It clearly is not exactly the same as a business - we do not have shareholders that want financial return!
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fumble return
As a reshirt freshman in 2011, he was a backup cornerback and payed special teams, recording a sack and a touchdown on a fumble return.
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gradual return
Beginning in weeks 5 and 6 and continuing through weeks 9 and 10, there was a gradual return of the strike distribution to control patterns.
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guaranteed return
As public sector bodies, they are putting forward such proposals on the basis that they would have a guaranteed return.
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high return
They are both a liability hedge and a high return-per-unit-risk asset.
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immediate return
This requires the immediate return of all relatives to the village.
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income return
Some form of income return would be necessary for that.
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interception return
He had an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown that year.
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joint return
This solution is "selfish," not predicated on maximizing joint return.
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kickoff return
In 1951, he was again the team kickoff return leader with six returns for 126 yards (an 21.0 yard average).
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long-term return
Another solution is to secure short-term needs, but that risks long-term return.
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marginal return
That is, the marginal return from holding stocks in future periods will be equalized across time and species.
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reasonable return
Necessary adjustments were not made to suit the changing economic conditions to ensure a reasonable return to grain growers.
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return flight
On the return flight, she perishes in an air crash.
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return journey
A week later, the travellers started on the return journey.
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return of capital
Equating these two expression, one obtains the result that the steady-state real rate of return of capital is determined by (22).
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return of democracy
Combined with the return of democracy to those countries is the introduction of liberal economies, privatisation and the opening up of markets.
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return trip
Subsequently, there is an entitlement for a further return trip at public expense for each additional year overseas.
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return visit
No further action was taken, and the child was scheduled for a return visit.
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return voyage
The return voyage was considerably more lengthy and arduous.
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return yardage
With 1,488 yards rushing and some kick return yardage, he totaled 10,803 combined net yards.
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risk-adjusted return
Our estimates illustrate that pension plans that hold employer stock have lower risk-adjusted return performance.
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safe return
He has a perfectly safe return for his money in his grass.
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satisfactory return
A proper application of inflation accounting will show that companies have not been making a satisfactory return on capital employed during the last few years.
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speedy return
They will leave with our strong support, and our best wishes for a safe and speedy return.
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swift return
They provide a summary remedy for the swift return of children to the proper forum for that decision.
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total return
After the second full mailout, another 81 questionnaires were returned to produce a total return of 310 completed questionnaires (total response rate of 51 %).
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triumphant return
The finale, with its steady increase of pace and power, implies a triumphant return to the outside world, strengthened by a new awareness and understanding.
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venous return
Obstruction to pulmonary venous return obscured by decreased pulmonary blood flow.
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