to bring home / recoup
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to bring home
To win a victory or prize in a competition or game and, so to speak, bring it home. The term is often used in sports journalism and often implies a certain level of control or confidence.
Die Mannschaft konnte den wichtigen Auswärtssieg souverän heimspielen.
The team was able to confidently bring home the important away win.
to recoup
To recover or earn back the costs of an investment or outlay.
Die Produktionskosten für den Film müssen erst noch heimgespielt werden.
The production costs for the film still have to be recouped.
'Heimspielen' is a separable verb. The prefix 'heim-' appears at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Die Mannschaft spielte den Sieg sicher heim.
The team safely brought the victory home.
The verb consists of the directional element 'heim' (homeward/home) and 'spielen' (to play). The basic idea is to win something through performance (such as a game) and symbolically bring it 'home'.
Mit diesem Tor haben sie den Pokal endgültig heimgespielt.
With this goal, they finally brought the cup home.
In the sports meaning, 'heimspielen' (to bring home) is often combined with objects such as 'den Sieg' (the victory), 'einen Punkt' (a point), 'den Titel' (the title), or 'die Meisterschaft' (the championship).
Nach einer starken zweiten Halbzeit spielte das Team den Sieg souverän heim.
After a strong second half, the team confidently brought the victory home.
In the financial meaning, typical objects are 'die Kosten' (the costs), 'die Ausgaben' (the expenses), or 'die Investition' (the investment). It is about earning back money that has been spent.
Das neue Restaurant muss seine hohen Anfangsinvestitionen erst noch heimspielen.
The new restaurant still has to recoup its high initial investments.
to settle in / bring in / record
Einspielen and heimspielen can both express the idea that an investment or outlay earns back what was spent. Einspielen is the standard term in connection with costs, revenue, or profit. Heimspielen uses the same idea figuratively and sounds more like a sports-journalism metaphor.
Der erfolgreiche Film spielte seine Produktionskosten mit seiner weltweiten Auswertung heim.
The successful film recouped its production costs through its worldwide release.
Der erfolgreiche Film spielte seine Produktionskosten schon nach wenigen Wochen ein.
The successful film recouped its production costs after just a few weeks.
