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payback Definition

pay·back (bak′)

noun

  1. the act or an instance of paying back
  2. return, as on an investment of capital

payback Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • achieve: One manufacturing client, he says, achieved payback in five weeks.
  • expect: It is also clear that he expects payback from the faith he shows in his young charges.
  • gain: To the left home reputed top maximum bet on gaining paybacks on.
  • offer: Far from being expensive, proper biosecurity offers a very handsome payback.
  • get: How should I play it to get maximum payback?

Adjective modifier

  • rapid: Then we identified areas of specific focus to ensure that an increase in people cost would have a rapid payback.
  • fast: This leads to a fast payback of their investments.
  • financial: The problem is to reduce costs and have a financial payback for tenants.
  • economic: The costs of efficiency options have to provide real economic payback in a sensible timeframe.
  • big: They are not necessarily looking for big paybacks on their investments.

Preposition: on

  • investment: There would be a good payback on investment, at much lower cost than offshore schemes.

Modifies a noun

  • period: Remember once the payback period is complete, savings become extra profit!
  • percentage: Raised funds through payback percentage on a pay table also engaged in.
  • time: The loan's payback time should always be shorter than the time you plan to own your boat.
  • machine: So when searching for high payback machines, ask a few employees where the locals find the best slot value.

Preposition: in

  • term: But the payback in terms of job satisfaction is massive.

Noun used with modifier

  • visitor: This man began the concept of visitor payback in Cumbria!
  • instrument: Weather and other losses and visiting instrument payback are excluded from this table.
  • energy: What is the energy payback rate for a typical wind farm?
  • community: Community payback was launched at Gallery Iota in Ramsgate at the end of last month.