return on investment

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return on investment (countable and uncountable, plural returns on investment)

  1. (finance) A benefit, usually financial, gained by an investor from an investment.
    • 2025 October 1, Chris Edwards, “Digital network”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 27:
      Researchers believe automated coupling would save time and cost, but there are questions about the return on investment when it comes to retrofitting old wagons.

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