Phrase guide

return on investment

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A benefit, usually financial, gained by an investor from an investment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ROI

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: return on invested capital, ROI

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rate of return

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 投資回報率 /投资回报率 (tóuzī huíbàolǜ) — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Dutch: rendement op investering — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Esperanto: rendimento el investo — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Finnish: sijoitetun pääoman tuotto — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • French: retour sur investissement — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Georgian: მოგება საინვესტიციო კაპიტალიდან (mogeba sainvesṭicio ḳaṗiṭalidan) — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Hungarian: tőkehozam — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Hungarian: befektetés/beruházás megtérülése — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Indonesian: pengembalian investasi — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Indonesian: balik modal — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Italian: ritorno sull'investimento — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Italian: ritorno sugli investimenti — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Japanese: 投資収益率 (tōshi shūeki-ritsu) — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Korean: 투자자본수익률 (tujajabonsu'ingnyul) — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Malay: pulangan pelaburan — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Polish: zwrot z inwestycji — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Portuguese: retorno do investimento — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Russian: окупаемость (okupajemostʹ) — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Spanish: retorno de la inversión — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Spanish: retorno sobre los costos — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Spanish: rendimiento de inversión — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Tagalog: balik ng puhunan — benefit gained by an investor from an investment
  • Vietnamese: hoàn vốn đầu tư — benefit gained by an investor from an investment