payback
About 0.65 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun An act of revenge.
They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.
- noun A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
- noun A return on investment.
- noun A refund; reimbursement.
- verb Misspelling of pay back.
Similar words
revenge vengeance retribution vindictiveness retaliation redemption compensation compensator repayment rebate
Often followed by
period for time method periods is of and in
Word family
paybacks
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