gross return
noun [C or U] ACCOUNTING, FINANCEDefinition
› the amount of money an investment makes before tax is subtracted: The fund did incredibly well, averaging a gross return of 36% per year for the first 18 years.
(Definition of gross return noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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