All 6 Uses of
Return on Investment
in
The Idiot
- At a lever-du-roi one morning (do you know what a lever-du-roi was?)†
Chpt 2.2ROI = Return on Investment -- a measure of the value of an investment generally expressed as an annual percentage of the money invested
- At a lever-du-roi one morning (do you know what a lever-du-roi was?)†
Chpt 2.2
- You shall have such a son yourself; le roi de Rome.†
Chpt 4.4 *
- Le roi de Rome.†
Chpt 4.4
- "Le roi de Rome," whispered the general, trembling all over.†
Chpt 4.4
- What roi de Rome?†
Chpt 4.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(Return on Investment) finance: a measure of the value of an investment generally expressed as an annual percentage of the money invested; calculated as the amount of money earned divided by the amount of money invested
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, ROI can refer to someone's initials.