Definition of DURATION

duration

Plural: durations

Noun

  • The length of time that something continues or lasts.
  • the period of time during which something continues
  • the property of enduring or continuing in time
  • continuance in time
    • "the ceremony was of short duration"
  • An amount of time or a particular time interval.
  • The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.
  • 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

  • Rationing will last at least for the duration.
  • She was moaning for the entire duration of the advert break.
  • The duration of the flight will be about 2 hours 45 minutes.
  • The DURATION of the Scrabble game felt endless as he waited for a ’U’ to play ’QUIZ’.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

continuance, length

Scrabble Score: 9

duration: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
duration: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
duration: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

duration: valid Words With Friends Word