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Moderateduration
The correct spelling is duration.
How to pronounce duration
/djʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/
nounIPA: /djʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/
Say it like: Dur-ash-on
The correct spelling is duration. An amount of time or a particular time interval. For example: "Rationing will last at least for the duration."
Usage Examples
“Rationing will last at least for the duration.”
Definition
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
- 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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