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Payback (Noun)

Meaning 1

The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Vengeance
  • Retribution

Hypernyms

  • Revenge
  • Retaliation

Related Words

  • Pay Back (verb)

Meaning 2

Financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment).

Classification

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

Hypernyms

  • Issue
  • Proceeds
  • Yield
  • Takings
  • Payoff
  • Take
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