return rate
US: /rɪˈtɝːn reɪt/
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Definition of return rate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
financeTECH.percentage of profit or loss earned on money over a time periodTECH.
  • The fund's annual return rate exceeded inflation by three percent.
2.
mathematicsTECH.proportion of items or responses that come back compared with those sent outTECH.
  • The company tracked the return rate of defective products each quarter.
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Expressions with return

return empty-handedv.
come back without obtaining an item
She searched for the book but returned empty-handed.
by returnadv.
immediately after receiving something
Please send the documents by return.
return the favourv.
do something nice for someone who helped you
She helped me last week, so I will return the favour.
return to senderv.
send back to the original sender
The package was damaged, so I had to return to sender.
return to earthv.
become more realistic or grounded
After the meeting, he had to return to earth.
return to formn.
comeback to previous success or quality
The team's return to form surprised everyone this season.

Expressions with rate

blanket raten.
single rate applied to all items or cases
The company charges a blanket rate for all deliveries.
not rate a mentionv.
be considered too unimportant to talk about
His minor mistake did not rate a mention in the report.
at any rateadv.
used to change the subject or return to a previous subject
He's not the best at sports, but at any rate, he's enthusiastic..
it didn't rate a mentionexp.
not considered important enough to be mentioned
The tiny typo was fixed, but it didn't rate a mention in the meeting.
daily raten.
amount of money paid or charged for each day of use or work
The consultant's daily rate was higher than the company expected.
at a rate ofprep.
indicating speed or frequency of an action
The car was moving at a rate of 60 miles per hour.
at a slow rateadv.
in a way that happens with little speed
The project is moving at a slow rate.
at that rateadv.
continuing at the current speed or condition
At that rate, we'll finish by noon.
at this rateadv.
continue with the current speed or manner of action or progress
At this rate, we will finish the project by next week!
cheap raten.
price or fee that is lower than usual
We found a cheap rate for the hotel room.

Terms with return rate included in their meaning

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excess returnn.
business
profit exceeding the risk-free rate of return
high-yieldadj.
finance
offering a high rate of financial return
hurdle raten.
finance
minimum return rate for investment consideration
yield to maturityn.
finance
annual return rate earned by holding a bond to maturity
ARRacr.
acr: accounting rate of return
measures how much money you earn from an investment
IRRacr.
acr: Internal rate of return
rate where money grows from investments
marginal cost of capitaln.
investment
the rate of return required to attract new capital
MIRRacr.
acr: Modified Internal Rate of Return
method for evaluating investment projects

Examples of return rate in a sentence

  • The portfolio's average return rate dropped during the recession.
  • The survey’s return rate exceeded expectations after a reminder email was sent.
  • They adjusted their strategy when the return rate on mailed questionnaires dropped.

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  1. French:taux de rendement, taux de réponse, ...
  2. German:Rendite, Rücklaufquote, ...
  3. Italian:tasso di rendimento, tasso di restituzione, ...
  4. Spanish:tasa de rentabilidad, tasa de devolución, ...
  5. Portuguese:taxa de rendibilidade, índice de retorno, ...
  6. Chinese:收益率, 回收率, ...
  7. Japanese:収益率, 回収率, ...
  8. Arabic:مُعَدَّلُ العائِد, مُعَدَّلُ الإِرْجَاعِ, ...
  9. Hebrew:שִיעוּר תְּשׂוּאָה, שִׁיעוּר הֶחְזֵרָה, ...
  10. Russian:норма доходности, уровень возврата, ...
  11. Ukrainian:норма прибутковості, рівень повернення, ...
  12. Hindi:प्रतिफल दर, रिटर्न दर, ...
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