payback

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from pay back. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpeɪbæk/ === Noun === payback (usually uncountable, plural paybacks) (uncountable) An act of revenge. (countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense. A return on investment. (rare) A refund; reimbursement. ==== Synonyms ==== (repayment): repayment (revenge): getback, revenge, repayment, reprisal, just deserts, poetic justice ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === payback Misspelling of pay back. === See also === === Anagrams === back pay, backpay == Gullah == === Etymology === From English payback. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peː.bæk/ === Noun === payback prize === References === De Nyew Testament‎[2], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2025