PAYBACK


Meaning of PAYBACK in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

period

In other cases a criterion may be needed, and one frequently used is the payback period .

Research allocations are typically modest and payback periods required tend to be short.

Many companies still use incredibly short payback periods , often set by financial directors playing a very risk-averse game.

Companies using this method will usually reject any project which exceeds their target payback period .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Now is a good time to invest in mutual funds because the long-term paybacks are potentially large.

Now the Knicks want payback for the beating they received from Chicago a month ago.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

After ten round-trips the mass payback ratio is around 8: 1.

First, no account is taken of cash flows arising after the payback date.

I guess you have heard that thing called payback ....

In other cases a criterion may be needed, and one frequently used is the payback period.

Providers get their intellectual payback in the currency of more information.

The mass payback continues to improve with each additional mission.

The table highlights the drawback of the payback method.

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