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payback
OXFORD DICTIONARY
payback, n.
1 a financial return; a reward.
2 the profit from an investment etc., esp. one equal to the initial outlay.
1 a financial return; a reward.
2 the profit from an investment etc., esp. one equal to the initial outlay.
Idiom
payback period the length of time required for an investment to pay for itself in terms of profits or savings.
ROGET THESAURUS
payback
Retaliation
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