Duration
21duration — [[t]djʊre͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM dʊr [/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft the N of n The duration of an event or state is the time during which it happens or exists. He was given the task of protecting her for the duration of the trial... Courses are of two years… …
22Duration — A measure of the sensitivity of the price (the value of principal) of a fixed income investment to a change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years. Rising interest rates mean falling bond prices, while declining interest… …
23duration — /djuˈreɪʃən / (say dyooh rayshuhn) noun 1. continuance in time: *He began to impose suspensions, usually of short duration –frank hardy, 1950. 2. the length of time anything continues: to impose restrictions for the duration of the games. –phrase …
24duration — du|ra|tion [djuˈreıʃən US du ] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin durare to continue in existence ] the length of time that something continues ▪ The course is of three years duration. for the duration (of sth) ▪ The package… …
25duration — noun (U) formal the length of time that something continues: an illness of relatively short duration | for the duration (of): He was interned and had to stay in the US for the duration of the war …
26duration — the time occupied by the Second World War Shortened form of duration of the war. Common British usage, especially at the time when the outcome was uncertain and there was a taboo about predicting the future: ... you d never get back… …
27duration — The length of time that an action is allowed to operate or that something is supposed to last. Also see spark duration valve duration …
28duration — n. 1 the length of time for which something continues. 2 a specified length of time (after the duration of a minute). Phrases and idioms: for the duration 1 until the end of the war. 2 for a very long time. Derivatives: durational adj. Etymology …
29duration — durational, adj. /doo ray sheuhn, dyoo /, n. 1. the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the). 2. continuance in time. 3. (in the philosophy of Bergson) a temporal continuum, intuitively known, within which the élan vital …
30duration — noun /djuːˈɹeɪʃn̩/ a) An amount of time or a particular time interval Rationing will last at least for the duration. b) (in the singular, not followed by of ) The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current …
