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
本金返还;还本;投资的回收期 - a 10-year payback
10 年的投资回收期 - There’s a 25-year payback period, which will discourage most investors.
有25年的回收期,这将使大多数投资者望而却步。
- a 10-year payback
- the advantage or reward that somebody receives for something they have done; the act of paying something back
报偿;回报 - His victory was seen as payback for all the hard work he'd put in during training.
他的胜利被视为训练期间所有辛苦努力的回报。 - (informal) It's payback time! (= a person will have to suffer for what they have done)
现在该遭到报应了!
- His victory was seen as payback for all the hard work he'd put in during training.