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payback
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Noun
  • the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
    • Vengeance is mine
    • 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
  • financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
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