Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)An act of revenge.

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

    Rache, Revanche

    местьmestʹ, воздая́ниеvozdajánije, возме́здиеvozmézdije

    відплатаvidplata

    the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

  2. (countable, usually)A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.

    Rückzahlung, Rückerstattung

    вознагражде́ниеvoznagraždénije, награ́даnagráda

    винагородаvynahoroda

  3. (uncountable, usually)A return on investment.

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

  4. (rare, uncountable, usually)A refund; reimbursement.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. It's payback time.

    Час розплати прийшов. — Anjy

    ruПришло время расплаты. — odexed

  2. Sami's payback would come on Christmas day.

  3. Ziri will be receiving payback very soon.

  4. It's payback for wrongdoing in a previous life.

  5. It's time for payback.

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
an act of revenge — see also revenge:
a form of recompense:
Русский
By meaning 2
an act of revenge — see also revenge:
a form of recompense:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
an act of revenge — see also revenge:
a form of recompense:

Origin

Deverbal from pay back.

Deverbal from pay back.

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Forms

plural: paybacks
Singularpayback
Pluralpaybacks

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
repayment:repayment
Close in meaning
  • the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life:vengeanceretribution

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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