单词 | burn rate |
释义 | burn rate[ burn-reyt ] / ˈbɜrn ˌreɪt / noun Business.Also called net burn rate [net-burn-reyt] /ˈnɛt ˈbɜrn ˌreɪt/ . the negative cash flow for an enterprise, calculated as the monthly sum of revenue minus operating expenses:Investors aren’t concerned about the company’s high burn rate since its growth is also explosive. Also called gross burn rate [grohs-burn-reyt] /ˈgroʊs ˈbɜrn ˌreɪt/ . the operating expenses of an enterprise, sometimes presented as the length of time a startup investment will last without additional income if the monthly operating expenses remain the same: At the current burn rate, the company can fund two more quarters before it’s forced to seek fresh sources of cash inflow. Origin of burn rateFirst recorded in 1960–65; burn1 (in the sense “consume rapidly”) + rate1 Words nearby burn rateburn oneself out, burn one's fingers, burnoose, burnous, burnout, burn rate, burn rubber, Burns, Burnside, burnsides, burn someone up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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