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payback

/ˈpeɪbæk/

paybacknoun

paybacks

/ˈpeɪbæk/

Translations

remboursement

The payback of the loan was scheduled over five years.

Le remboursement du prêt était prévu sur cinq ans.

délai de récupérationEmploi en finance et en investissement.

The payback period for the new solar panels is estimated to be seven years.

Le délai de récupération des nouveaux panneaux solaires est estimé à sept ans.

vengeance

He sought payback for the betrayal he experienced.

Il cherchait vengeance pour la trahison qu'il avait subie.

Additional translations

représaillesSens plus formel, souvent employé au pluriel.

Definitions

The act of returning money that was borrowed or owed.

The payback of the loan was scheduled over five years.

Revenge or retaliation for a perceived wrong.

He sought payback for the betrayal he experienced.

The time it takes for an investment to generate an amount of money equal to the cost of the investment.

The payback period for the new solar panels is estimated to be seven years.

Synonyms

paybackadjective

/ˈpeɪbæk/

/ˈpeɪˌbæk/

Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to repayment or return on investment (e.g., "payback period").

Translations

de récupérationEmploi surtout en finance et en investissement.

The payback period is shorter than expected.

La période de récupération est plus courte que prévu.

Additional translations

de représaillesEmploi surtout dans un contexte conflictuel ou militaire.

Definitions

Relating to or designating the return of money or benefits, especially from an investment.

The project has a short payback period.

Serving as or characterized by retaliation; retaliatory.

The attack was a payback strike against rival forces.

Synonyms

reprisal (adjective sense rare)