Economics and Finance
- Payback period, in capital budgeting refers to the period of time required for the return on an investment to "repay" the sum of the original investment
- Performance bond, a surety bond issued by an insurance company or a bank to guarantee satisfactory completion of a project by a contractor
- Premium Bond, a lottery bond issued by the United Kingdom government's National Savings and Investments scheme
- Price-to-book ratio, a financial ratio used to compare a company's book value to its current market price
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