"payback" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪbæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-payback.wav [UK] Forms: payback [singular], paybacks [plural]
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  1. Payback is an act of revenge.
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  2. A payback is a profit from something that is equal to the initial expenditure.
    Sense id: simple-payback-en-noun-qnJedLFV
     
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