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payback

[pey-bak] / ˈpeɪˌbæk /
NOUN
return
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compensation reimbursement
STRONG
accrual accruement gain gate income interest proceeds profit reciprocation recompense reparation repayment reward take yield
Antonyms
STRONG
debt loss penalty

Example Sentences

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Party leaders declared it payback and boasted about their new fighting spirit.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, reports the crowd of about 400 Aboriginal people outside the hospital yelled that Lewis needed to face "payback" and accused the police of protecting him.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“There is some payback in our culture,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“We’re seeing a very short window for payback on those initiatives, and that’s coming through as well.”

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The poor guy had no way of knowing that, considering the payback I was expecting from Schultz, a rampaging grizzly couldn’t scare me.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman