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    payback
    /ˈpeɪbak/

    noun

    • 1. profit from an investment equal to the initial outlay: "a long time lag between investment and payback"
    • 2. an act of revenge or retaliation: "the drive-by shootings are mainly paybacks"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPAYBACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Payback can mean the profit from an investment, the time to get back the money invested, or revenge for a past wrong. Learn more about the different meanings and usage of payback with examples and synonyms.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › paybackPayback - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Payback is a way to get even with someone — it's revenge. If your brother shares an unflattering picture of you online, you might get payback with an even worse photo of him. An act of retaliation, or hurting someone who's hurt you, is one meaning of payback.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paybackPayback Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Payback is a noun that means requital, a return on an investment, or the period of time before an investment is recouped. See synonyms, examples, word history, and phrases containing payback.

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    Payback is a noun or verb phrase that means the period of time to recoup an investment, the act of repaying or retaliating, or something done in revenge. Learn more about the origin, history and examples of payback from Dictionary.com.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPAYBACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Payback is the profit or benefit that you obtain from something that you have spent money, time, or effort on. It can also mean the period of time required to repay a loan, or the act of repaying it. Learn more about payback usage, pronunciation and synonyms.

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pay backPay back Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered; to engage for money : hire; to give in return for goods or service… See the full definition

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionpayback noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    Payback is the money or reward that you get back for something you have done or invested. Learn how to use payback in different contexts, such as business, informal speech and idioms, with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.