Duration

Quick meaning: Duration is a noun meaning An amount of time or a particular time interval.

Meaning

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

More Meanings

1. (in the singular, not followed by "of") The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.
2. (finance) 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.

Example Sentences

an intermission of 15 minutes' duration

Rationing will last at least for the duration.

The duration of the flight will be about 2 hours 45 minutes.

She was moaning for the entire duration of the advert break.

Word Forms

• durations

Synonyms for duration

Depending on context, synonyms include continuance, length.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include length, continuance, period, interval, timing, last.

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