Payout

Payout refers to the expected financial return or monetary disbursement from an investment or annuity. It may be expressed on an overall or periodic basis as either a percentage of the investment’s cost or in a real dollar amount. Payout can also refer to the period in which an investment or a project is expected to recoup its initial capital investment and become minimally profitable. It is short for time to payout, term to payout, or payout period.