real return

noun phrase

Meaning

The profit or loss on an investment after adjusting for the effects of inflation.

Examples

Investors often focus on the real return to understand how much their wealth has truly grown in terms of buying power.
A high nominal interest rate can be misleading if the real return remains close to zero due to rising prices.

Synonyms: inflation-adjusted return, net gain

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real return

noun phrase

Pronunciation: /ˈriːəl rɪˈtɜːrn/

Definition

The profit or loss on an investment after adjusting for the effects of inflation.

Examples

Investors often focus on the real return to understand how much their wealth has truly grown in terms of buying power.
A high nominal interest rate can be misleading if the real return remains close to zero due to rising prices.

Synonyms of real return

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Antonyms of real return

Words with the opposite meaning to real return:

nominal return

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