payback time

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• payback time — ► a situation in which someone will have to suffer for the way that they have behaved in the past: »The union has been treated very badly, and now it s payback time, and strike action will go ahead. Main Entry: ↑payback …   Financial and business terms

• Payback Period — Payback Time, Payoff Period, Payout Time. 1. Begriff: Zeitpunkt oder Zeitraum, an oder in dem die Summe der Einzahlungsüberschüsse eines Investitionsobjekts (bei statischer Amortisationsrechnung) oder deren ⇡ Barwert (bei dynamischer… …   Lexikon der Economics

• energy payback time —   The time required for any energy producing system or device to produce as much energy as was required in its manufacture. For solar electric panels, this is about 16 20 months.   Solar Electric Glossary …   Energy terms

• Payback — The length of time it takes to recover the initial cost of a project, without regard to the time value of money. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * payback pay‧back [ˈpeɪbæk] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. FINANCE the money or rewards… …   Financial and business terms

• payback — The length of time it takes to recover the initial cost of a project, without regard to the time value of money. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * payback pay‧back [ˈpeɪbæk] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. FINANCE the money or rewards gained… …   Financial and business terms

• payback — [[t]pe͟ɪbæk[/t]] paybacks also pay back 1) N COUNT: usu sing You can use payback to refer to the profit or benefit that you obtain from something that you have spent money, time, or effort on. [mainly AM] There is a substantial payback in terms… …   English dictionary

• payback — pay|back [ peı,bæk ] noun singular or uncount 1. ) a result of doing something: The no smoking policy offers a payback of improved employee health. a ) a bad or unpleasant thing that someone does to you after you have done something bad or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• payback — UK [ˈpeɪˌbæk] / US noun [singular/uncountable] 1) a) a result of doing something The no smoking policy offers a payback of improved employee health. b) a bad or unpleasant thing that someone does to you after you have done something bad or… …   English dictionary

• payback — pay|back [ˈpeıbæk] n 1.) the money or advantage you gain from a business, project, or something you have done ▪ The immediate payback for them is publicity. 2.) [U] AmE informal when you do something to make someone suffer because of something… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Payback period — in business and economics refers to the period of time required for the return on an investment to repay the sum of the original investment. For example, a $1000 investment which returned $500 per year would have a two year payback period. It… …   Wikipedia

• Payback — could refer to several topics:*Revenge *Payback (film) A 1999 movie remake of the 1967 film Point Blank , starring Mel Gibson *Payback (1997) A 1997 television movie starring Mary Tyler Moore *Payback (book) A book by Daniel Fischel arguing the… …   Wikipedia