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payback

/pey-bak/US // ˈpeɪˌbæk //

回报,回报率,回酬,回归

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the period of time required to recoup a capital investment.
    • : the return on an investment: a payback of 15 percent tax-free.
    • : the act or fact of paying back; repayment.
    • : something done in retaliation: a really vicious payback for years of being snubbed.

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Examples

  • It’s the method of least disruption, faster payback period, better customer experience and no privacy concerns.

  • A traumatized nation desperate for security and payback put its faith in an administration primed for war.

  • The payback scene at the end of the new season was really hard to watch.

  • Nonetheless, his power also derives from fear: fear of political payback, fear of his alleged wealth.

  • The payback was swift and the re-alignment was total: a Solid South, but this time, Republican.

  • If a Republican wins the presidency in 2016, the payback from Democrats will be vicious.

  • Drive 20,000 miles per year at $4.00 a gallon, and the payback period is shorter—2.5 years.