payback

S2 W2

BrE /ˈpeɪbæk/ AmE /ˈpeɪbæk/

noun en → es

1 RETALIATION [uncountable] B1

an act of punishing someone who has done something bad to you or your friends and family

venganza, represalia

  • get payback on somebody

Collocations payback for an insult · seek payback against someone

  • He's been planning his payback on the guy who stole from him.

    Ha estado planeando su venganza contra el tipo que le robó.

2 RETURN [uncountable] B2

the act of returning money that you have received because the goods were faulty or unsatisfactory

reembolso, devolución de dinero

  • get payback for something

Collocations payback from a store · request payback on an item

  • The shop offered me full payback.

    La tienda me ofreció un reembolso completo.

3 REVENUE [uncountable] C1

the money that a company earns from selling goods or services

ingreso, ganancia

  • make payback on something

Collocations payback from sales · increase in payback

  • The company's main source of payback is its online store.

    La principal fuente de ingresos de la empresa es su tienda en línea.

Idioms

get your money's worth B2

obtener el dinero que has pagado por algo

  • You should get your money's worth from this course.

    Deberías obtener el dinero que has pagado por este curso.

payback time B2

hora de venganza, hora de cobrar

  • It's payback time for the people who have wronged you.

    Es la hora de cobrar para las personas que te han hecho daño.