roe
see also: ROE, Roe
Pronunciation Noun
ROE
Noun
Roe
Proper noun
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see also: ROE, Roe
Pronunciation Noun
roe
- The eggs of fish.
- The sperm of certain fish.
- The ovaries of certain crustaceans.
- (sperm) milt
- French: œufs de poisson, frai
- German: Rogen
- Italian: uova
- Portuguese: ovas
- Russian: икра́
- Spanish: huevas
roe (plural roe)
- Short for roe deer#English|roe deer.
- A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.
ROE
Noun
roe (plural roes)
- (accounting) Return on equity — A measure of how well a company used reinvested earnings to generate additional earnings.
- (military) Rule of engagement — a rule governing when to fire or return fire
Roe
Proper noun
- Surname, from a Middle English nickname meaning a roe.
roe (plural roes)
- (US politics, informal) Roe vs. Wade, the US Supreme Court case which legalized abortion.
- A river in Northern Ireland, Londonderry.
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