payback

pay·back

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pey-bak]
- /ˈpeɪˌbæk/
- /ˈpeɪ.bæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-bak]
- /ˈpeɪˌbæk/

Definitions of payback word

noun payback the period of time required to recoup a capital investment. 1
noun payback the return on an investment: a payback of 15 percent tax-free. 1
noun payback the act or fact of paying back; repayment. 1
noun payback something done in retaliation: a really vicious payback for years of being snubbed. 1
noun payback repayment 1
noun payback financial return 1

See all 12 definitions of payback

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Origin of payback

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; noun use of verb phrase pay back

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Parts of speech for Payback

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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payback popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for payback

noun payback

aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
baksheesh — money given as a tip, a present, or alms
blowoff — the discharge or venting of surplus liquid or gas
commish — (informal) commissioner.
consequence — The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.

verb payback

avenge — If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who is responsible for it.

adv payback

lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
measure for measure — a comedy (1604) by Shakespeare.
meed — a reward or recompense.

All 17 Synonyms of payback