Companies seek higher returns by investing in other corporations.
Higher returns and higher risk usually go hand in hand.
returns on investment
2.
a statement of the votes counted at an election or poll
Early returns show Bulgaria's opposition party may have won.
3. Many happy returns!
Examples of 'returns' in a sentence
returns
But you will be available to attend on the signora when she returns.
Low, Ona MURKY SHALLOWS (2004)
You need a caffeine shot and we've got a while before the coven returns.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2004)
All related terms of 'returns'
return
When you return to a place, you go back there after you have been away.
trade returns
a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
diminishing returns
In economics , diminishing returns is a situation in which the increase in production, profits , or benefits resulting from something is less than the money or energy that is invested .
many happy returns
When it is someone's birthday, people sometimes say ' Many happy returns ' to them as a way of greeting them.
day return
A day return is a train or bus ticket which allows you to go somewhere and come back on the same day for a lower price than an ordinary return ticket.
day return ticket
a reduced fare for a journey (by train, etc) travelling both ways in one day
income tax return
a declaration of personal income made annually to the tax authorities and used as a basis for assessing an individual's liability for taxation
nil return
a reply of zero to a request for a quantified reply
tax form
a declaration of personal income made annually to the tax authorities and used as a basis for assessing an individual's liability for taxation
tax return
A tax return is an official form that you fill in with details about your income and personal situation , so that the tax you owe can be calculated .
VAT return
an annual account of a company's or person's VAT transactions
earth return
the return path for an electrical circuit made by connections to earth at each end
carriage return
a mechanism on a typewriter that causes the carriage to return to the left side of the paper
law of diminishing returns
Economics See diminishing returns (sense 2 )
rate of return
The rate of return on an investment is the amount of profit it makes, often shown as a percentage of the original investment.
sale or return
an arrangement by which a retailer pays only for goods sold , returning those that are unsold to the wholesaler or manufacturer
point of no return
a point at which an irreversible commitment must be made to an action, progression , etc
car
A car is a motor vehicle with room for a small number of passengers.
compound annual return
the total return available from an investment , deposit , etc, when the interest earned is used to augment the capital
internal rate of return
an interest rate giving a net present value of zero when applied to the expected cash flow of a project . Its value, compared to the cost of the capital involved, is used to determine the project's viability