payback

Example Sentences

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In her case, the Crown accountant agreed a payback amount of £66.36.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

American Consumer Credit Counseling, a nonprofit that works with credit-card companies to reduce interest rates and monthly payments for people in debt, helped her devise a payback plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

One could read the entire scripture — both the Old and New Testaments — as an allegory for humanity’s penchant for payback, and God’s many warnings against it.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Many people outside the hospital shouted that Lewis must face "payback", public broadcaster ABC reported, referring to a traditional punishment in central Australian Indigenous communities.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

I tried to convince myself this was detective work or simple curiosity, but really it was a mix of jealousy and payback, as if having information about them could make me more powerful.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King