payback
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Musk’s team argued that the spending on AI data centers would have quick payback, perhaps in less than one year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
"He got me out last year so I had to get some payback," Craig told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
It’s more emotional labor for you, with little actual payback.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Party leaders declared it payback and boasted about their new fighting spirit.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
His phone calls were just payback for the recent cushion he had given me.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Enticements for investors are relatively low-cost funds, with annualized management fees typically below 1%, and, of course, immediate paybacks.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
It often takes 10 years to site, design, construct and commission a conventional PSH plant at a time when private investors are realizing paybacks of 10 years or less from subsidized solar and wind farms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023
Besides the pandemic, they’ve had to face economic pressures from rising costs of living, college loan paybacks and an uncertain economy, among other challenges.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
Some nations, such as Malta and Greece, offer even higher paybacks at up 40%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
“It would put pressure on utilities and telecoms” as well as on companies that consistently increase quarterly paybacks to shareholders, he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2017
