duration of a period

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• period — I noun age, bout, continuance, course, diuturnity, duration, eon, epoch, era, hitch, interval, juncture, length of time, limited time, point, season, shift, span, spell, stage, stint, stretch, tenure, term, time, time interval, time stretch, tour …   Law dictionary

• duration — I 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,… …   Law dictionary

• Period — Pe ri*od, n. [L. periodus, Gr. ? a going round, a way round, a circumference, a period of time; ? round, about + ? a way: cf. F. p[ e]riode.] 1. A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• period — [pir′ē əd] n. [ME paryode < MFr periode < L periodus < Gr periodos, a going around, cycle < peri , around + hodos, way < IE base * sed , to go > Sans ā sad , go toward] 1. the interval between recurrent astronomical events, as… …   English World dictionary

• period of time — index date, duration, phase (period) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• period — [n1] extent of time aeon, age, course, cycle, date, days, duration, epoch, era, generation, interval, measure, season, space, span, spell, stage, stretch, term, time, while, years; concepts 807,822 period [n2] ending cessation, close, closing,… …   New thesaurus

• duration — [n] length of action, event continuance, continuation, continuity, endurance, extent, period, perpetuation, persistence, prolongation, run, span, spell, stretch, term, tide, time; concept 804 …   New thesaurus

• Duration of English Parliaments before 1660 — This article augments the List of Parliaments of England to be found elsewhere (see link below) and to precede Duration of English, British and United Kingdom Parliaments from 1660, with additional information which could not be conveniently… …   Wikipedia

• duration — du|ra|tion [ du reıʃn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL ** the period of time during which something continues to happen or exist: Treatment of the disease depends on its severity and duration. duration of: The duration of the movie is 110 minutes.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• duration — A sophisticated measure of the average timing of cash flows from an asset or a liability or from an asset portfolio or a liability portfolio. Essentially, duration is a more accurate measure of maturity because it reflects the timing of cash… …   Financial and business terms

• Duration — A common gauge of the price sensitivity of an asset or portfolio to a change in interest rates. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * duration du‧ra‧tion [djʊˈreɪʆn ǁ dʊ ] noun [singular, uncountable] the length of time that something… …   Financial and business terms