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Duration

/djʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

📖 Definitions of "Duration"

noun

1
An amount of time or a particular time interval.
2
(in the singular, not followed by "of") The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war
"Rationing will last at least for the duration."
3
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.

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