pay back

verb

1. to retaliate against

   to pay someone back for an insult

2. to give or do (something equivalent) in return for a favour, insult, etc
3. to repay (a loan)

noun

1. 1. the return on an investment
   2. Also calledpayback period the time taken for a project to cover its outlay
2. 1. something done in order to gain revenge
   2. ( as modifier )

      payback killings

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