Payback
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
"Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
"For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield
"He swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"
"The swiftness of divine retribution"
(2) Financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An act of revenge.
- They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.
- A form of recompense.
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