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单词 payback
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payback

noun

pay·​back ˈpā-ˌbak How to pronounce payback (audio)
1
: requital
2
: a return on an investment equal to the original capital outlay
also : the period of time elapsed before an investment is recouped

Synonyms

  • reprisal
  • requital
  • retaliation
  • retribution
  • revenge
  • vengeance
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Example Sentences

They beat our team last year, so we've got to beat them this year as payback. we are hoping to get payback for the humiliating defeat we suffered at the hands of our rivals during our last matchup
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Word History

First Known Use

1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1

payback 1 of 2

noun

as in revenge
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury we are hoping to get payback for the humiliating defeat we suffered at the hands of our rivals during our last matchup

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • revenge
  • retaliation
  • retribution
  • vengeance
  • punishment
  • reprisal
  • compensation
  • requital
  • counterattack
  • chastisement
  • castigation
  • penalty
  • amends
  • counter
  • wrath
  • restitution
  • correction
  • indemnity
  • counteroffensive
  • redress
  • recompense
  • reparation(s)
  • indemnification
  • recoupment
  • desert(s)
  • nemesis
  • discipline
  • remuneration
  • quittance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • leniency
  • mercy
  • grace
  • clemency
  • forgiveness
  • pardon
  • remission
  • lenity
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pay back

2 of 2

phrase

as in reimburse
to make a return payment to I already paid back what I owed you for groceries.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • reimburse
  • repay
  • refund
  • give back
  • pay off
  • compensate
  • pay up
  • pay down
  • reciprocate
  • render (to)
  • satisfy
  • remunerate
  • recompense
  • liquidate
  • quit
  • settle
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