Definition of "paybacks" [paybacks]

• Plural form of payback. (noun)

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• "You will have high interest rates, short-term paybacks, and plenty of red tape."
• "Governments would have to do it instead, because, unlike private financiers dogged by shareholders in search of near-term paybacks, governments could assume the risks and bear the responsibilities of investments that might take decades to mature."
• ""All of those things help you allow the city to put in the things that are longer-term paybacks like ... big equipment like the air handlers and the chillers," said Joe Christie, a manager with Pepco."