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The surplus of the amount received back from an investment, over the initial amount invested.   
The surplus of the amount received back from an investment, over the initial amount invested.   


To facilitate comparisons, return is usually expressed as a percentage of the initial amount invested, most commonly as an effective annual rate of return.
To facilitate comparisons, return is usually expressed as a percentage of the initial amount invested, most commonly as an [[effective annual rate]] of return.


Returns can be negative.   
Returns can be negative.   
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* [[Total return]]
* [[Total return]]


[[Category:Investment_Appraisal]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]

Revision as of 13:21, 22 October 2013

The surplus of the amount received back from an investment, over the initial amount invested.

To facilitate comparisons, return is usually expressed as a percentage of the initial amount invested, most commonly as an effective annual rate of return.

Returns can be negative.

Negative returns mean that the amounts received back from an investment are less than the amounts initially invested.


See also