What does payback mean?
Definitions for payback
ˈpeɪˌbækpay·back
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paybacknoun
financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
vengeance, retribution, paybacknoun
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
"Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
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paybacknoun
An act of revenge.
They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.
paybacknoun
A form of recompense.
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payback
Payback is a financial term which refers to the period of time required to recoup the funds expended in an investment, or to reach the break-even point. It is a measure used to determine the profitability or feasibility of an investment or project. It can also refer to the act of repaying or giving something back in turn for a favor, help, harm, or wrongdoing.
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Payback
Payback is a 1999 American crime thriller directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Mel Gibson. The film shares the same source material as the 1967 noir-classic Point Blank, directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin; both are based on the book The Hunter, written by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym of Richard Stark. The film was Helgeland's directorial debut after a career as a screenwriter. Helgeland in 2006 issued a director's cut that differs substantially from the version released by the studio.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of payback in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of payback in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of payback in a Sentence
I guess it also rings a bell for some countries, which are still struggling to fight COVID-19, that without strict measures, the virus wont be fended off. We fought hard, this is our payback.
I thought it was going to be a really good knock on the front nine, but a few little errant drives meant the rough got its payback on me today.
We would interpret the June weakness as payback after housing activity made a strong start to 2015 and expect the housing market to remain in recovery mode.
We would consider strategic options to make small acquisitions that could help accelerate growth in the United States and provide a good payback to shareholders in a reasonable period of time.
With the narrow price differential, it doubles the length of time for scrubber payback. Seaways installed scrubbers on our highest-consuming ships and the payback period is likely within 2-3 years.
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- venjançaCatalan, Valencian
- Rache, RevancheGerman
- rekompencoEsperanto
- revancha, recompensa, venganza, desquiteSpanish
- कर्ज उतारनेHindi
- restituireItalian
- 見返りJapanese
- ZemstaPolish
- troco, forraPortuguese
- месть, награда, воздаяние, возмездие, вознаграждениеRussian
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