payback

payback is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life--Romans 12:19--James Garfield. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 22 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life--Romans 12:19--James Garfield

   "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"

   "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"

   Synonyms: retribution, vengeance

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

Synonyms

retribution, vengeance

Common word forms

paybacks

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