CAC Payback (Customer Acquisition Cost Payback)

Definition

The time it takes for a company to recover the cost of acquiring a customer (Customer Acquisition Cost, or CAC) through the revenue generated from that customer, typically measured in months.

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Translation

How long you have to wait before that expensive customer finally makes you some money—because spending a fortune on ads and sales calls doesn’t feel great until you see the cash rolling back in.