See Also: Average rate of return (ARR)(money)
Average rate of return (ARR)(finance)
Expost average rate of return(money)
Arithmetic average (mean) rate of return(money)
Expost average rate of return(finance)
Average accounting return(finance)
Average accounting return(money)
Average tax rate(finance)
Average tax rate(money)
Average discount rate(money)

notch 1, noun (oh) and Average rate of return (ARR) (finance)


notch 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from an otch, mistaken for a notch; from early French oche 'V-shaped cut']
a level on a scale that measures something, for example quality or achievement
::Her new book is several notches above anything else she has written.
::Jackson raised his voice by a notch.
::The Spartans turned it up a notch in the second half.
a V-shaped cut or hole in a surface or edge
::Cut a notch near one end of the stick.
AmE a passage between two mountains or hills
-see also top-notch

Average rate of return (ARR) (finance)


The average time to maturity of securities held by a mutual fund. Changes in interest rates have greater impact on funds with longer average maturity.