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Dec 1, 2009
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return' on eq'uity



Accounting.
the amount of profit computed by dividing net income before taxes less preferred dividends by the value of stockholders' equity, usually expressed as a percentage. Abbr.: ROE

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

return on assetsreturn on investment
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