payback

Rache, Vergeltung

Etwas, das man jemandem antut, weil diese Person einen zuvor verletzt oder besiegt hat.

In einfachem Englisch: Something you do to hurt or defeat someone because they hurt or defeated you earlier.

• This is payback for your cruel joke.
• Beating our rivals felt like payback.
• He wanted payback for the way they had treated him.

So benutzt man es: payback for something (The prank was payback for his earlier insult.)

Synonyme: revenge, retaliation

Häufige Wendungen: get payback, payback for something, time for payback

Amortisation

Einnahmen aus einer Investition, die den ursprünglich ausgegebenen Betrag wieder einbringen.

In einfachem Englisch: Money earned from an investment that covers the amount originally spent.

• The project achieved payback after three years.
• Lower energy costs shortened the payback period.
• We calculated the payback on the new equipment.

So benutzt man es: payback on something (Payback on the equipment took two years.)

Synonyme: cost recovery

Häufige Wendungen: payback period, investment payback, achieve payback