returns on investment
Profit from capital
Returns on investment measures profit or loss relative to money spent—what you got back compared to what you put in.
Usually expressed as a percentage: The returns on investment for that rental property averaged eight percent annually.
The phrase applies beyond finance to any effort yielding measurable results: The returns on investment in employee training showed up in reduced turnover.
- net incomeProfit after all deductions
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- profit marginRevenue exceeding costs ratio
- passive incomeMoney earned without labor
asset allocation · hedging · yield · capital gains · cash flow · herd behavior · skin in the game · dollar-cost averaging · time horizon · inflation rate · interest rate risk · monetary policy · credit risk · industry trends · exchange rates · fiscal policy · standard deviation · bull market
returns on investmentlosses
Things subtracted from standing
investment losses · capital losses · financial losses · depreciation · write-downs
returns on investmenttotal loss
Irreparably damaged item
wipeout · bust · bankruptcy · insolvency · default
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