Term:
Duration (of an Investment)
Definition:

The weighted average maturity of all cash flows (inclusive of principal repayments) resulting from an investment or category of investments, the weighting to be given to each cash flow being the relative contribution of its present value to the total current market value of such investment or category of investments.

Domain:
Finance
Source:
World Bank: Glossary of Finance and Debt
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