How to pronounce duration

Say it like this: /dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

What does duration mean?

nounAn amount of time or a particular time interval.

“an intermission of 15 minutes' duration”

The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.

“Rationing will last at least for the duration.”

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 a

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