payback
Settling the score
Payback is retaliation or revenge—returning harm for harm received: Losing the election was payback for his arrogance.
It also means repayment of money owed or return on investment: The payback period on solar panels is about seven years.
As an adjective, it describes something done in retaliation: a payback killing.
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
comeuppance · settling scores · getting even · tit for tat · nemesis · avenger · grudge · feud
Restoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- redressCompensation for injury
- damagesCompensation for injury
amends · remuneration · recompense · satisfaction · atonement · restoration · rectification · remedy
Giving back what's owed
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- rebateReturned portion of payment
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
remittance · installment · amortization · loan · debt · principal · interest · mortgage
Reward beyond expectation
- dividendCorporate profit share
- returnGo back again
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
payout · windfall · benefit · earnings · gain · jackpot · premium · bounty
Reciprocal exchange of value
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
barter · swap · reciprocation · turnabout · fair play · in kind · correspondence · matching
revenge
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- reprisalPunitive action in return
retaliation · comeuppance · settling scores · getting even · tit for tat · nemesis · avenger · grudge · feud · spite
restitution
Restoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- redressCompensation for injury
damages · amends · remuneration · recompense · satisfaction · atonement · restoration · rectification · remedy · settlement
repayment
Giving back what's owed
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- rebateReturned portion of payment
settlement · remittance · installment · amortization · loan · debt · principal · interest · mortgage · credit
bonus
Reward beyond expectation
profit · payout · windfall · benefit · earnings · gain · jackpot · premium · bounty · incentive
quid pro quo
Reciprocal exchange of value
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
trade-off · barter · swap · reciprocation · turnabout · fair play · in kind · correspondence · matching · equivalence
- counteractionscountermeasure, countermove, counterattack, counterblow, counterstrike
- turn the tablesrevenge, comeback, retaliation, counterattack, turn the tide
- retaliationrevenge, retaliation, reprisal, vengeance, vendetta
- retributionretribution, revenge, vengeance, retaliation, reprisal
- revenge talesvengeance, vendetta, retribution, blood feud, revenge plot
- paymentscredit cards, debit cards, credit card, debit card, check
paybackforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
mercy · pardon · clemency · grace · absolution
paybackloss
Being without something
deficit · debt · write-off · forfeiture · sunk cost
paybackgift
Item given freely
charity · generosity · benevolence · altruism · magnanimity