diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous. 2. persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery.
DEFINITION of 'Expense Ratio'. A measure of what it costs an investment company to operate a mutual fund. An expense ratio is determined through an annual calculation, where a fund's operating expenses are divided by the average dollar value of its assets under management. Operating expenses are taken out of a fund's assets and lower the return to a fund's investors. Also known as management expense ratio (MER). Next Up.
Price/cash flow ratio. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The price/cash flow ratio (also called price-to-cash flow ratio or P/CF), is a ratio used to compare a company's market value to its cash flow.