Duration

  • 11duration — 01. You must stay in your seats for the [duration] of the test. 02. His injury in the second game put him out for the [duration] of the season. 03. After arguing with her new husband on the airplane to Hawaii, the young bride remained silent for… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 12duration — A sophisticated measure of the average timing of cash flows from an asset or a liability or from an asset portfolio or a liability portfolio. Essentially, duration is a more accurate measure of maturity because it reflects the timing of cash… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 13duration — (DURÉE)    by Cliff Stagoll   Henri Bergson interests Deleuze because of his radical departure from philosophy s orthodoxy. Duration (durée) is one of several of Bergson s key ideas adopted by Deleuze when developing his philosophy of difference …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 14duration — (DURÉE)    by Cliff Stagoll   Henri Bergson interests Deleuze because of his radical departure from philosophy s orthodoxy. Duration (durée) is one of several of Bergson s key ideas adopted by Deleuze when developing his philosophy of difference …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 15Duration — La duration d un instrument financier à taux fixe, comme une obligation, est la durée de vie moyenne de ses flux financiers pondérée par leur valeur actualisée. Toutes choses étant égales d ailleurs, plus la duration est élevée, plus le risque… …

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  • 16duration — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ limited ▪ Jobs were of limited duration and usually paid low wages. ▪ long, prolonged ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 17Duration — A common gauge of the price sensitivity of an asset or portfolio to a change in interest rates. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * duration du‧ra‧tion [djʊˈreɪʆn ǁ dʊ ] noun [singular, uncountable] the length of time that something… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 18duration */*/ — UK [djʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US [dʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms duration : singular duration plural durations formal the period of time during which something continues to happen or exist Treatment of the disease depends on its… …

    English dictionary

  • 19duration — du|ra|tion [ du reıʃn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL ** the period of time during which something continues to happen or exist: Treatment of the disease depends on its severity and duration. duration of: The duration of the movie is 110 minutes.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20duration — n. 1) long; moderate; short duration 2) of a certain duration (of short duration) 3) for the duration (of the war) * * * [djʊ(ə) reɪʃ(ə)n] moderate shortduration long of a certain duration (of short duration) for the duration …

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