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Duration (finance)


A common gauge of the price sensitivity of a fixed income asset or portfolio to a change in interest rates.





ridge (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: hrycg]
a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain
::We made our way carefully along the ridge.
a) something long and thin that is raised above the things around it
::A small ridge of sand separated the field from the beach.
::The ridges on the soles give the shoes a better grip.
b) the part at the top of a roof, where the two sides meet
ridge of high pressure
technical a long area of high air pressure in the atmosphere, which has an effect on the weather