 payback |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (business) financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) | |
| Related terms: | return | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | |
| Synonyms: | vengeance retribution | |
| Examples: | "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield |
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| Related terms: | retaliation pay_back | |
| Similar spelling: |
pay_back papacy |
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