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Synonyms for payback
ˈpeɪˌbækpay·back
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paybacknoun
Synonyms:
just deserts, poetic justicepaybacknoun
An act of revenge.
They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.
Synonyms:
just deserts, poetic justicepaybacknoun
A form of recompense.
Synonyms:
poetic justice, just deserts
Princeton's WordNet
paybacknoun
financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
Synonyms:
vengeance, retributionvengeance, retribution, paybacknoun
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"
Synonyms:
vengeance, requital, retribution
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How to use payback in a sentence?
For me, as president, a just peace is no compromises as to the sovereignty, freedom and territorial integrity of our country, the payback for all the damages inflicted by Russian aggression.
This boy thought he could get away with performing this sketch for the team that wrote this for him This is not harassment This is payback.
We would consider strategic options to make small acquisitions that could help accelerate growth in the United States and provide a good payback to shareholders in a reasonable period of time.
Kevin McCarthy just kicked me and @RepSwalwell off the Intelligence Committee, this is petty, political payback for investigating Donald Trump. If he thinks this will stop me, he will soon find out just how wrong he is. I will always defend our democracy.
Grassroots stimulus through consumption is not the answer, stimulus through personal debt is just a time bomb. The benefit will be short lived, and the payback painful.
Translations for payback
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- venjançaCatalan, Valencian
- Rache, RevancheGerman
- rekompencoEsperanto
- revancha, recompensa, venganza, desquiteSpanish
- कर्ज उतारनेHindi
- restituireItalian
- 見返りJapanese
- ZemstaPolish
- troco, forraPortuguese
- месть, награда, воздаяние, возмездие, вознаграждениеRussian
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