payback
See also: pay back
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Noun edit
payback (usually uncountable, plural paybacks)
- (uncountable) An act of revenge.
- They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.
- (countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
- 2009 February 2, Carol Goar, “You can help cleaners earn decent wages”, in Toronto Star[1]:
- They identify three tangible paybacks.
- A return on investment.
- (rare) A refund; reimbursement.
Synonyms edit
- (repayment): repayment
- (revenge): getback, revenge, repayment, reprisal, just deserts, poetic justice
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an act of revenge — see also revenge
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a form of recompense
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Verb edit
payback
- Misspelling of pay back.