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ROI

American

Or R.O.I.

return on investment.

ROI British

abbreviation

Republic of Ireland
finance return on investment

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Example Sentences

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“And I think that fundamentally comes down to a concern on the ROI on this capex spend over time,” he told management on the call, referring to returns on investment.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

And I’m guessing you installed a new roof because you needed to, so even though the ROI on such a renovation isn’t significant, you likely didn’t have a choice.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Steven Rosenbush: I think companies do care about ROI, but I don’t think that they care about it as urgently as maybe we’ve been trained to think.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Let’s invest in the projects that are going to deliver the highest ROI and that we feel confident in that we can use for a huge number of use cases.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

He had just landed his big-time business job doing whatever he does with numbers and money and ROI, and was going to help my mother open up her own therapy office.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds

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