runrate

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noun

The extrapolation of financial results into future periods.

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Meanings

nounrunrate (plural runrates)

plural runrates · alternative run-rate · alternative run rate

  1. accountingThe extrapolation of financial results into future periods.

    In addition, the group dealt with all the routine tasks served up by a company with a revenue runrate of $40 billion and more than 300,000 owners.

    2009, Richard J. Connors, Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha

Origin

From run + rate.

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APA

runrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runrate

MLA

“runrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runrate.

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