1. acts of revenge or retaliation against someone who has wronged you
Usage: informal
2. repayments of money that was borrowed or owed
3. returns on investments or benefits received from something

Examples

• He’s planning paybacks against those who betrayed him.
• The loan paybacks are due at the end of each month.
• The company expects good paybacks from their new marketing strategy.
• She got her paybacks by exposing their lies to everyone.
• The mortgage paybacks will continue for thirty years.
• The paybacks from investing in education are enormous.
• Don’t expect any paybacks if you treat people poorly.