EITI glossary
This glossary is compiled by the EITI International Secretariat and is only provided as a resource.
- Return on investment
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The income that an investment produces for each unit (e.g. dollar) of capital invested. This is measured in percentage. For example, if $1 million invested produces $100,000 the next year, that is a 10 per cent return on investment
- Royalty
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Refers specifically to the individual methods by which money comes into a company, organisation and/or government. For example, tax is a revenue stream, and bonus is a different revenue stream.