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81Minimum acceptable rate of return — In business and engineering, the minimum acceptable rate of return, often abbreviated MARR, or hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return on a project a manager or company is willing to accept before starting a project, given its risk and the… …
82relative survival rate — A specific measurement of survival. For cancer, the rate is calculated by adjusting the survival rate to remove all causes of death except cancer. The rate is determined at specific time intervals, such as 2 years and 5 years after diagnosis …
83Interest rate risk — is the risk (variability in value) borne by an interest bearing asset, such as a loan or a bond, due to variability of interest rates. In general, as rates rise, the price of a fixed rate bond will fall, and vice versa. Interest rate risk is… …
84Churn rate — (sometimes called attrition rate), in its broadest sense, is a measure of the number of individuals or items moving into or out of a collective over a specific period of time. It is one of two primary factors that determine the steady state level …
85lapse rate — Meteorol. the rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increase of elevation vertically above a given location. [1915 20] * * * ▪ meteorology rate of change in temperature observed while moving upward through the Earth s atmosphere …
86Heart rate monitor — This article refers to a device used by laypersons. For the article on the medical device performing a similar function, see Electrocardiography. A heart rate monitor is a device that allows a user to measure their heart rate in real time. It… …
87exchange rate — the ratio at which a unit of the currency of one country can be exchanged for that of another country. Also called rate of exchange. [1895 1900] * * * Price of one country s money in relation to another s. Exchange rates may be fixed or flexible …
88Hurdle rate — The hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return that must be met for a company to undertake a particular project. The hurdle rate is usually determined by evaluating existing opportunities in operations expansion, rate of return for investments,… …
89forward rate agreement — ( FRA) A customized agreement between two parties specifying the rate to be paid at some future date. Usually tied to LIBOR. American Banker Glossary ( FRA) Agreement to borrow or lend at a specified future date at an interest rate that is fixed… …
90commodity rate — noun : a common carrier rate distinguished from a class rate and applicable only to a specific commodity or group of related commodities carried between specific points or territories …
