Financial Definition of Duration
Meaning of Duration
A common gauge of the price sensitivity of an asset or portfolio to a change in interest rates.
Synonyms of Duration
noun
- age
- continuance
- continuance in time
- continuation in time
- course
- epoch
- era
- extension in time
- extent
- interregnum
- interval
- lasting period
- length of time
- limit
- period
- period of time
- phase
- season
- space of time
- span
- spell
- stage
- stretch
- temporis spatium
- tenancy
- tenure
- term
- time
- while
- Associated Concepts: duration of any office
- duration of contract
- duration of emergency
- duration of liability
- duration ofpossession
- duration of use
- duration of war
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Legal English Vocabulary: Duration in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term duration into Spanish: duración (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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What is the meaning of Duration?
A definition of Duration is provided here: Duration is the length of time required or planned for the execution of a project activity. Measured in calendar time units—days, weeks, months, years.
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