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# roi

«roi» in Mova's school dictionary: **the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (French: le roi, les rois); (abbreviation in English) ROI

### meaning for a pupil

1) (French) Roi is the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it is not an English word. To an English ear it sounds like «rwah». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#m1)

2) (business, abbreviation) In English, ROI (written in capitals) stands for «return on investment»: how much money you get back compared with what you spent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In French lessons it comes in «le roi et la reine» (the king and the queen) and in the Epiphany cake «la galette des rois» (the kings' cake). In English it only appears as the business abbreviation ROI. The French word also hides inside English «Detroit» and «Leroy» (le roi).

### examples

- (French) Le roi habite dans un grand château. — The king lives in a big castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#x1)
- (French) Vive le roi! means «Long live the king!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#x2)
- In January French families share a galette des rois, and whoever finds the little toy becomes king for the day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#x3)
- The name Leroy comes from French «le roi», the king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#x4)
- Louis XIV of France was called le Roi Soleil, the Sun King. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#x5)
- (business) The shop worked out the ROI on its new sign. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#x6)
- (business) A good ROI means you earn back more than you spent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#x7)
- These biographies are written with kindly justice, and form a valuable contribution to the history of the reign of the Roi Soleil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/#x8)

### note

Roi is French and masculine (le roi); the queen is la reine. The s in «rois» is silent. Do not confuse with «roy», an English name. In maths about money, ROI = (money gained − money spent) ÷ money spent, often given as a percentage.

### In the corpora

- [Wherefore the well was called 'Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.411/)
- [And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.688/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «roi» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roi/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.