PAYBACK

vengeance, retribution, payback

(noun) 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”

payback

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

payback (usually uncountable, plural paybacks)

(uncountable) An act of revenge.

(countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.

A return on investment

(rare) A refund, reimbursement

Synonyms

• just deserts

• poetic justice

Anagrams

• backpay

Source: Wiktionary

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