Payback Definition
payback
noun
- financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
- 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"-- Romans
- 19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
"Payback" in song lyrics
See how payback is used in real songs:
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"Aight then, flinch for the great granddaddy payback"
Aesop Rock f/ Illogic — One Brick -
"Life's a payback"
Ali Vegas — Confused -
"Operation Payback"
Beast 1333 — Anonymous
Words that rhyme with payback
Usage tips for "payback"
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