payback

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English - Turkish
İntikam, ödeşme
geri ödeme

Sami'nin geri ödemeleri noel gününde gelir. - Sami's payback would come on Christmas day.

geri öde

Sami'nin geri ödemeleri noel gününde gelir. - Sami's payback would come on Christmas day.

English - English
An act of revenge

They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.

A form of recompense
The length of time it takes to recover the initial cost of a project, without regard to the time value of money
–The time from initial investment in a system or changed process until the benefits of the investment have returned a sum equal to the initial investment and its subsequent on-going operating expenses Often used to set priorities on which investments a company should make
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. There is a substantial payback in terms of employee and union relations
-The time from initial investment in a system or changed process until the benefits of the investment have returned a sum equal to the initial investment and its subsequent on-going operating expenses Often calculated to help determine which projects a company should undertake Also called payback period
Payback time is when someone has to take the consequences of what they have done in the past. You can use this expression to talk about good or bad consequences. This was payback time. I've proved once and for all I can become champion
The length of time required for the net revenues of an investment for the net revenues of an investment to return the cost of the investment
(1) A method of rating under which the underwriter sets the price based upon his view of how frequently the loss event might occur over a period of time Thus, if the underwriter felt that the loss would occur only once in five years, the price would be set (without regard to expenses and profit margins) to be equal to the limit divided by five and the contract would thus be said to have a "five year payback " See also Rate on Line (2) Can also refer to premium charged in addition to the cost of an ongoing program for prior losses and, thus "payback" reinsurers
The date when a new product has recovered its costs of development and marketing In years, the time needed to reach payback
Payback is the time required for returns from an operation to pay back the initial investment It is the point at which the cumulative cash flow from the operation turns positive
The payback period of a loan is the time in which you are required or allowed to pay it back
financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
The time, usually in years, from some point in the development process until the commercialized product or service has recovered its costs of development and marketing While some firms take the point of full-scale market introduction of a new product as the starting point, others begin the clock at the start of development expense
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12: 19; "For vengeance I would do nothing This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
{i} return compensation, return of money owed
The number of months until the cumulative benefits of an investment exceeds its cost

Related Terms

payback's a bitch
usually a complete sentence as an interjection: I am amused that someone got their revenge on you...but you certainly had it coming
payback's a bitch
Usually a complete sentence: I will get revenge when you least expect it
payback period
The time necessary for the cash flow generated from a project to equal the initial amount invested
payback period
The payback period estimates the time it takes to recover the implementation costs of the investment Reference: DON IT Investment Portfolio Model, page J-A-8
payback period
the amount of time required for cumulative estimated future income from an investment to equal the amount initially invested It is used to compare alternative investment opportunities
payback period
the time taken for a new product to recover its investment cost and to generate profits; used as a measure of performance for new products
payback period
The amount of time required for a project's after-tax cash inflows to accumulate to an amount that covers the initial investment
payback period
The number of years required for an organization to recapture an initial investment This may apply to an entire business operation or an individual project
payback period
The length of time required for an investment's net revenues to cover its cost
payback period
the length of time it takes to realize a profit on an investment
payback period
In capital budgeting, the number of years that must pass before the earnings a product produces equal the initial investment in the product
payback period
The elapsed time from the commencement of expenditure on a project to the point where the value of benefits have exactly covered accumulated costs
payback period
(see break-even)
payback period
The length of time it takes to recover the initial cost of a project, without regard to the time value of money For example, if a project costs $100 and brings in $20 per year, the payback period is 5 years
payback period
period of time required until income from an investment is worth its cost