duration

CEFRB2

/dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The length of time something continues.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • Rapidity of rise may be inversely proportional to duration at altitude.

  • The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /djʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.

  2. An amount of time or a particular time interval.

More examples

In context

  • The school was used as a hospital for the duration of the war.

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

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

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Origin

noun

From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō.