PAYBACK


Meaning of PAYBACK in English

/pay"bak'/ , n.

1. the period of time required to recoup a capital investment.

2. the return on an investment: a payback of 15 percent tax-free.

3. the act or fact of paying back; repayment.

4. something done in retaliation: a really vicious payback for years of being snubbed.

[ 1955-60; n. use of v. phrase pay back ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .