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payback
pay·back P0125200 (pā′băk′)n.1. The return on an investment.2. Retribution or revenge.pay•back (ˈpeɪˌbæk)
n. 1. the period of time required to recoup a capital investment. 2. the return on an investment. [1955–60] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | payback - financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff, issue, return - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" | | 2. |  payback - 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"vengeance, retributionretaliation, revenge - action taken in return for an injury or offense |
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payback
paybackRevenge or retribution. Many people believe the demotion was payback for his refusal to support the legislation. I could see him staggering over to us, drunk as a skunk and looking for payback.it's payback timeIt is time for revenge against or retribution from someone or something; it is time for someone or something to get what they deserve. They stole the championship from us last year, but now it's payback time.See also: payback, timeit’s ˈpayback time (especially American English, informal) used to say that you are now going to make somebody suffer because of something bad he/she did to you: You were mean to me when we were kids, and now it’s payback time!See also: payback, timepayback n. retribution. You hit me, I hit you. That’s your payback. Payback
PaybackThe length of time it takes to recover the initial cost of a project, without regard to the time value of money.PaybackThe length of time until an investment makes an amount of money equal to the original amount invested. It does not account for the time value of money. That is, the payback period differs from the break-even time, which accounts for inflation, interest, and so forth.payback
Related to payback: Payback periodSynonyms for paybacknoun financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)Related Words- proceeds
- take
- takings
- yield
- payoff
- issue
- return
noun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next lifeSynonymsRelated Words |