payback
An act of revengeAn act of revenge.
» It's payback time.
Пришло время расплаты. — odexed
Час розплати прийшов. — Anjy
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(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
(countable, usually)A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
Rückzahlung, Rückerstattung
вознагражде́ниеvoznagraždénije, награ́даnagráda
винагородаvynahoroda
(uncountable, usually)A return on investment.
financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
(rare, uncountable, usually)A refund; reimbursement.
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Origin
Deverbal from pay back.Deverbal from pay back.
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Forms
plural: paybacksSynonyms
8 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable