payback

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpeɪbæk/

Noun

payback (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) An act of revenge.

   They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.

2. (countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
3. A return on investment
4. (rare) A refund, reimbursement

Synonyms

• just deserts
• poetic justice

Translations

• German: Rache, Revanche
• Portuguese: forra (Brazil), troco
• Russian: месть
• Spanish: venganza, desquite, revancha

Translations

• Portuguese: retorno
• Russian: вознагражде́ние
• Spanish: recompensa

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