Betydelse av payback på svenska

• 0 an advantage received from something, especially the profit from a financial investment:

  • The payback for reorganization should be increased productivity.

• 1 something bad that is done to you because of something bad that you have done previously:

  • The problems she was experiencing felt like payback for her past mistakes.

• 2 an action that punishes someone for something bad that the person did to you; revenge:

  • [ U ] They view the proposed initiative as payback to those senators who have not shown enough Republican loyalty.

• 3 the activity of giving money that is owed, or of getting back something for money spent:

  • He'll have a 20-year payback on his investment, and the improvements should last another 20 years after that.

• 4 the profit received from an investment or the time that it takes to receive the same amount that was invested:

  • Shareholders are awaiting a cash payback from the deal.

  • a payback on sth You should have a 20-year payback on your investment in solar panels.

• 5 an advantage that you get from something:

  • payback for sth The payback for reorganization should be increased productivity.

• 6 a situation in which someone will have to suffer for the way that they have behaved in the past:

  • The union has been treated very badly, and now it's payback time, and strike action will go ahead.