payback
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 7
/ˈpeɪbæk/
Definition of payback
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)An act of revenge.
“They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.”
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noun
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(uncountable, usually)An act of revenge.
“They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.”
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(countable, usually)A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
“They identify three tangible paybacks.”
- (uncountable, usually)A return on investment.
- (rare, uncountable, usually)A refund; reimbursement.
verb
- (alt-of, misspelling)Misspelling of pay back.
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Etymology
Deverbal from pay back.
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