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", "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge", "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him", "the swiftness of divine retribution"

  synonyms : retribution , vengeance

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

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