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price-earnings ratio

(prīs′ʉrn′iŋz)

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the ratio of the current market price of a share of stock to the corporation's annual earnings per share

See price-earnings ratio in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The ratio of the market price of a common stock to its earnings per share.

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