payback
noun/ˈpeɪbæk/
/ˈpeɪbæk/
[countable, uncountable]- the money that you receive back on money that you have invested (especially when this is equal to the amount that you invested to start with); the time that it takes to get your money back
- a 10-year payback
- There’s a 25-year payback period, which will discourage most investors.
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- the advantage or reward that somebody receives for something they have done; the act of paying something back
- His victory was seen as payback for all the hard work he'd put in during training.
- (informal) It's payback time! (= a person will have to suffer for what they have done)
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