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n. The return gained from or paid on an investment: "One problem with space ventures is that the up-front costs are enormous and the paybacks uncertain and far off at best” ( Eric Gelman).

n. The return on an investment equal to the amount invested: expect a payback within six years.

n. A benefit gained as the result of a previous action.

n. The act or process of paying back.

n. An act of revenge.

n. A form of recompense.

n. same as retribution.

n. same as requital.

v. take vengeance on or get even

v. act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

n. financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)

n. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

"Hey McCain payback is Hades AINT 'IT ... guess you republicans think you can do what ever the devil YOU want."

get even    get back    act    move    proceeds    payoff    yield    take    issue    return   

have it coming    pay back   

retribution    requital   

poetic justice    just deserts   

playback   

swaption    ȫ    year-earlier    what-if    3-year    multiyear    d'hondt    extra-base    mean-variance    risk-reward