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- [pey-bak]
- /ˈpeɪˌbæk/
- /ˈpeɪ.bæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Payback
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
payback usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
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