...and I'm also not here to argue semantics...
It's more than an issue of semantics. When you misuse a financial word, you spread dis/misinformation. If you spend $1,000,000,000 on an investment and you only get back 1¢, then you have an ROI of 1¢. In such a case, $1,000,000,000.01 is an ROI of $1,000,000,000.01 not an ROI of 1¢.
Because, words matter!I didn't misuse the word Return on Investment. Return on investment is a measure of the gain or loss generated on an investment relative to the amount of money invested. When people say they've "hit ROI" - which they commonly do - it often means they've recuperated 100% of the amount of money they have invested. Antminer L3's "hit ROI" or "break even" in ~45 days.