元が取れる

もとがとれる

Meanings

1. Expression, Ichidan verb to recover (one's) costs; to break even See also: 元 (もと).
2. to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort

Kanji

• 元 source. Read as もと.
• 取 take. Read as とる.

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