paybacks
Getting even later
Paybacks are acts of retaliation or revenge—returning harm for harm received.
The word carries a sense of settling scores: Paybacks are hell.
It can also refer to returns on an investment or the repayment of money owed, though the revenge sense dominates in casual speech.
He knew the paybacks would come eventually.
Retaliation for injury
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke
- reprisalPunitive action in return
punishment · requital · settling scores · getting even · karma · nemesis · consequences · reckoning
Reciprocal exchange of value
- tit for tatEquivalent retaliation
- give and takeMutual concession between parties
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- returnGo back again
mutual · trade-off · balance · equivalence · compensation · recompense · in kind · turnabout
Periodic partial payment
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
dues · loan · credit · principal · interest · balance · arrears · collection
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke
reprisal · punishment · requital · settling scores · getting even · karma · nemesis · consequences · reckoning · just deserts
quid pro quo
Reciprocal exchange of value
- tit for tatEquivalent retaliation
- give and takeMutual concession between parties
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
return · mutual · trade-off · balance · equivalence · compensation · recompense · in kind · turnabout · fair play
installment
Periodic partial payment
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
amortization · dues · loan · credit · principal · interest · balance · arrears · collection · clearing
paybacksforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
pardon · mercy · absolution · clemency · amnesty
paybacksgifts
Items freely given
charity · generosity · benevolence · altruism · free passes