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duration

/djʊəˈreɪʃən/

/dʊˈreɪʃən/

durationnoun

durations

Translations

The duration of the movie is two hours.

Продолжительность фильма составляет два часа.

The duration of the contract is three years.

Срок контракта составляет три года.

Additional translations

Definitions

The length of time that something continues or lasts.

The duration of the movie was two hours.

A period of time during which something exists or persists.

The duration of the contract is three years.

In finance, a measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond or other debt instrument to changes in interest rates, expressed in years.

The fund reduced its average duration to protect against rising interest rates.

Synonyms

time span

durationadjective

/djʊəˈreɪʃən/

/dʊˈreɪʃən/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "duration bonds", "duration risk").

Definitions

Relating to or involving the length of time something lasts.

Duration insurance provides coverage for a specified period.