payback
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈpeɪˌbæk/
- Specialized
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recuperación de la inversión
- Insulation of uninsulated or poorly insulated steam lines often produces savings with payback in less than a year.
- payback period
- payback of two years
- payback energy savings
I just don't, you know, I haven't, I haven't seen where it has any payback.
- I just don't, you know, I haven't, I haven't seen where it has any payback.
- So you do have some power in dictating the terms of the payback.
- And when you do take their involvement of people with autism into managerial or other areas, the payback is enormous.
- Because if you can get in for less, your payback time on your investment is, is less because it's, it's that much that smaller.
- The highway system, the, the Eisenhower, the, the payback that the US economy got from the Dwight D Eisenhower Interstate system is phenomenal, right?
- This, this right here, this book and this new light lane of life for me is the payback.
Examples
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So the utility chose to install all recommendations that had a payback of three years or less.
Academic text (1997) -
According to Adams, the utility calculates a payback of two years or less on its investment.
Academic text (1998) -
It's currently such an expensive technology; the payback is something like years off.
Academic text (2005) -
It's a long term payback, but it's super stable.
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But that said, the payback is absolutely immense.
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Honestly, I, I put solar on my building and it is the, the, the payback is so good because of the tax benefits.
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The original motivation behind the change was economic, with an estimated payback of two years.
Academic text (1991) -
The right-hand axis shows the simple payback time in years for each of these categories.
Academic text (1994) -
The audit forecasted a short payback period for replacing standard motors with energy-efficient models.
Academic text (1999) -
The payback from the investment in solar panels would be realized within five years.
Synonyms
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3.7
Money earned from an investment or business
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3.4
An amount of money paid to someone as a reward, compensation, or winnings
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3.8
A good or bad result that follows an action
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3.5
How much money you gain from putting money into something, shown as a percent
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4.8
Profit or loss on an investment shown as a percent of its cost
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3.2
An increase in money from an investment or business activity
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7.7
To get back money that you lost or paid out
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Etymology
Payback comes from the simple parts pay + back, like money coming 'back' to you after you pay or invest. So a payback is the 'return' of the money you first put in, especially when it equals what you paid.