rate of return

The annual income from an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment. See RETURN(5).

rate of return. The annual income from an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment. See RETURN(5). fair rate of return. The amount of profit that a public utility is permitted to earn, as determined by a public utility commission. [Cases: Public Utilities 129. C.J.S. Public Utilities §§ 35, 38–41, 57.] internal rate of