duration

noun

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

(in the singular, not followed by "of") The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.

(finance) A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.

Roots

durusdur- · Latin · hard

Synonyms for duration

continuancen spann periodn lastingnessn timen termn longevityn durabilityn permanencen

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