return on investment
Definitions
Accounting
- noun a ratio of the profit made in a financial year as a percentage of an investment.
Economics
- noun the relationship between profit and money invested in a project or company, usually expressed as a percentage.
Information & Library Science
- noun a profit made by investing money in something which is financially successful.
Travel
- noun interest or dividends shown as a percentage of the money invested.
Health Economics
- synonyminternal rate of return (written as Return on Investment)
