payback time

collocation in English

meaningsofpaybackandtime

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payback
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpeɪ.bæk/us
/ˈpeɪ.bæk/
an advantage received from something, especially the profit from a ...
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time
noun
uk
/taɪm/us
/taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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(Definition ofpaybackandtimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The consumer costpaybacktimeshows a 4:1 improvement over turbo-diesel and a 5:1 improvement over hybrid.
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The duo realises that it ispaybacktimeand that they're at the receiving end.
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The energypaybacktimeof a power generating system is the time required to generate as much energy as was consumed during production of the system.
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It waspaybacktime, simple as that.
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Each particular technology has its advantages and inconveniences according to different factors such as ambient conditions, investment cost andpaybacktime, power output increase and cooling capacity.
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Is the culture war a drama of revenge characterized by 'paybacktime', where we rediscover the archaic as a driving force in modernity?
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I asked about the criteria under which thepaybacktimefor roads would be determined.
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It is cause for concern that this may, quietly, bepaybacktimefor the brothers.
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Is he aware that now ispaybacktime?
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Research on those matters suggests, for example, that photovoltaic panels have an energypaybacktimeof two years or a little more.
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Thepaybacktimein the cost of energy saving can often be less than two years.
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Many of the people whom we represent believe that there is or may be apaybacktimewith such donations.
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In assessing future energy policy, we should enhance our ability to decide the best way to proceed by exploring the idea of energypaybacktime.
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I respectfully argue that it ispaybacktime—indeed, it is beyondpaybacktime.
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Thepaybacktimeon energy conservation measures is very short.
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When making investment decisions, we are all familiar with the concept of economicpaybacktime.
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In effect, it ispaybacktime.
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This ability is first dependent on the energypaybacktimeof the plant.
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In the case of self consumptionpaybacktimeis calculated based on how much electricity is not brought from the grid.
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Thepaybacktimefor implemented solutions has been around 618 months.
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