expense ratio

noun [C]

Definition

› FINANCE, ACCOUNTING the cost of running a business, investment account, etc., calculated as a percentage of the money that it makes: The fund's expense ratio is 0.72%.

(Definition of expense ratio noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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