- the period of time required to recoup a capital investment.
- the return on an investment: This fund yields a payback of 15 percent tax-free.
- the act or fact of paying back; repayment.
- something done in retaliation: Excluding them from her wedding was a vicious payback for years of being snubbed.
- to repay or return; pay off: Graduates from this program are successfully paying back their student loans.
- to retaliate against or punish: She paid us back by refusing the invitation.
- to requite.
- to retaliate against
- to give or do (something equivalent) in return for a favour, insult, etc
- to repay (a loan)
- the return on an investment
- the time taken for a project to cover its outlay
- something done in order to gain revenge
- (as modifier)
