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PRONUNCIATION OF PAYBACK PERIOD

payback period  [ˈpeɪˌbæk ˈpɪərɪəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAYBACK PERIOD

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Payback period is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAYBACK PERIOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Payback period

Payback period in capital budgeting refers to the period of time required to recoup the funds expended in an investment, or to reach the break-even point. For example, a $1000 investment which returned $500 per year would have a two-year payback period. The time value of money is not taken into account. Payback period intuitively measures how long something takes to "pay for itself." All else being equal, shorter payback periods are preferable to longer payback periods. Payback period is popular due to its ease of use despite the recognized limitations described below. The term is also widely used in other types of investment areas, often with respect to energy efficiency technologies, maintenance, upgrades, or other changes. For example, a compact fluorescent light bulb may be described as having a payback period of a certain number of years or operating hours, assuming certain costs. Here, the return to the investment consists of reduced operating costs. Although primarily a financial term, the concept of a payback period is occasionally extended to other uses, such as energy payback period; these other terms may not be standardized or widely used.

Definition of payback period in the English dictionary

The definition of payback period in the dictionary is the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAYBACK PERIOD


Bayard
ˈbeɪəd
beard
bɪəd
desired
dɪˈzaɪəd
disappeared
ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd
eared
ɪəd
hand-reared
ˌhændˈrɪəd
Hilliard
ˈhɪlɪəd
inspired
ɪnˈspaɪəd
layered
ˈleɪəd
myriad
ˈmɪrɪəd
period
ˈpɪərɪəd
photoperiod
ˌfəʊtəʊˈpɪərɪəd
required
rɪˈkwaɪəd
retired
rɪˈtaɪəd
revered
rɪˈvɪəd
subperiod
ˈsʌbˌpɪərɪəd
tired
ˈtaɪəd
undesired
ˌʌndɪˈzaɪəd
weird
wɪəd
wired
waɪəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAYBACK PERIOD

pay-and-display
pay-as-you-go
pay-as-you-throw
pay-cable channel
pay-per-click
pay-per-view
pay-TV
payable
payably
payback
payback time
payday
payday lender
PAYE
payee
payer
PAYG
paygrade
paying
paying guest

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAYBACK PERIOD

accounting period
base period
consultation period
cooling-off period
critical period
development period
Edo period
free period
glacial period
grace period
honeymoon period
incubation period
latency period
latent period
menstrual period
peak period
Question Period
refractory period
rest period
study period
trial period

Synonyms and antonyms of payback period in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «payback period» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAYBACK PERIOD

Find out the translation of payback period to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

投资回收期
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

periodo de recuperación
570 millions of speakers

English

payback period
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऋण वापसी की अवधि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فترة الاسترداد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

срок окупаемости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

período de retorno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঋণচুক্তি সময়কাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

période de récupération
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tempoh bayaran balik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amortisationszeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

返済期間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

투자 회수 기간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wektu payback
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thời gian hoàn vốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரும்ப செலுத்துதல் காலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परतफेड कालावधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geri ödeme periyodu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

periodo di recupero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okres zwrotu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

термін окупності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perioada de amortizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίοδος αποπληρωμής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terugbetaling tydperk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

återbetalningstid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbakebetalingstid
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAYBACK PERIOD»

The term «payback period» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAYBACK PERIOD»

Discover the use of payback period in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to payback period and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cost Accounting: Foundations and Evolutions
LO.2 How is payback period Information on the timing of net cash flows is an input to a simple and often used capital budgeting computed, and what does technique called payback period. This method measures the time required for a project's ...
Michael Kinney, Cecily Raiborn, 2008
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Principles of accounting
Other. Methods. of. Capital. Investment. Analysis. LO7 Use the payback period method and the accounting rate-of-return method to analyze capital investment proposals. The. net present value method is the best method for capital investment ...
Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson, 2008
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Understanding Financial Management: A Practical Guide
Decision Rules for PP When using the payback period approach, management should first set a maximum acceptable payback period or “cutoff period” for a project. Managers rely on their experience and judgment when establishing the ...
H. Kent Baker, Gary Powell, 2009
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Finance
The number of years needed to recover the initial investment is called the payback period. If the payback period is of an acceptable length of time to the firm , the project will be selected. Suppose the maximum acceptable payback period for a ...
Ehsan Nikbakht, 2006
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Investment Appraisal: Methods and Models
Description of the method The dynamic payback period method (DPP) combines the basic approach of the static payback period method (see Section 2.4) with the discounting cash flow used in the NPV model. The key measure is: Key ...
Uwe Götze, Deryl Northcott, Peter Schuster, 2007
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Financial Management; Principles and Practice
The Payback Method One of the simplest capital budgeting decision methods is the payback method. To use it, analysts find a project's payback period—the number of time periods it will take before the cash inflows of a proposed project equal ...
Andrews, 1968
7
Handbook of Financial Analysis, Forecasting, and Modeling
Disadvantages. ofARR. m Ignores time value of money • Uses income data rather than cash flow data PAYBACK PERIOD Payback is the number of years it takes to recover your initial investment. Payback assists in evaluating a project's risk ...
Jae K. Shim, Joel G. Siegel, 2007
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Corporate Finance: A Focused Approach
The payback period, defined as the expected number of years required to recover the original investment, was the first formal method used to evaluate capital budgeting projects. The basic idea is to start with the project's cost, determine the ...
Michael Ehrhardt, Eugene Brigham, 2008
9
Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Cost of Capital Investment Net Annual Cash Flow Cash Payback Period Illustration 12-4 Cash payback formula The cash payback period in the Stewart Soup example is 5.42 years, computed as follows. $130,000 $24,000 5.42 years The ...
Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, 2009
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Financial Management
2 A major shortcoming of the conventional payback period is that it does not take into account the time value of money. To overcome this limitation, the discounted payback period has been suggested. In this modified method, cash flows are ...
Prasanna Chandra, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAYBACK PERIOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term payback period is used in the context of the following news items.
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Renaissance Minerals gold project could have operating costs of US …
Based on annual gold production of up to 100,000 ounces of gold over an initial 8 year mine life this would result in a payback period of 2.6 ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 15»
2
Sea Change: For more Maine towns, it's clear as day that solar …
The total payback period for towns is 10 to 15 years, allowing them to enjoy free power during the remainder of the panels' expected 40-year ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
3
Branding budget approved for Bunker Hills
With these projections, the payback period for the restaurant and bar improvement would be 12 years and for the golfer bar and grill nine years, ... «ABC Newspapers, Jul 15»
4
Tables turned on Myer as David Jones gears up for war of attrition
"The classic payback period is going out the door. It's a long-term investment and for some it's a leap into the unknown," Walker said. "None of ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
5
Steady State Breaks New Ground in Geothermal Heat Pump Financing
... cost savings to begin accruing to the property owner immediately, instead of have to wait through a three to seven year payback period. «ACHR NEWS, Jul 15»
6
Potential Upstream Investment Under the New Iranian Petroleum …
The terms of the contracts have been short, with a payback period for exploration and development expenses incurred by the IOC of five to ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
7
Focus Graphite Clarifies Certain Prior Disclosures on Its Mineral …
... the Mineral Reserve; and disclosing pre-tax NPV and payback period without disclosing corresponding after-tax results in equal prominence. «Junior Mining Network, Jul 15»
8
Commerce Resources Corp. Intersects 18.5% MH-T over 32 m at …
... at a 10% discount rate, a pre-tax/pre-finance Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 44%, and a pre-tax/pre-finance payback period of 2.25 years. «Canada NewsWire, Jul 15»
9
5 student loan repayment strategies
You should explore consolidating your federal student loans to extend the repayment cycle. Federal consolidation bases your payback period, ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
10
South San ISD ordered to pay back TEA
The school district says the 30-day payback period began on July 16, that's when they received the letter from the TEA. A special meeting is ... «FOX 29, Jul 15»

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