Explore Payback through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like return or retaliation. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Payback in a sentence
Payback meaning
- An act of revenge.
- A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
- A return on investment.
Synonyms of Payback
Using Payback
- The main meaning on this page is: An act of revenge. | A benefit, reward, a form of recompense. | A return on investment.
- Useful related words include: return, retaliation, retribution, vengeance.
- In the example corpus, payback often appears in combinations such as: community payback, payback for, payback order.
Context around Payback
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Payback
- In this selection, "payback" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, community, huge, rate, period, order and based stand out and add context to how "payback" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a average payback period in and a community payback order had. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "payback" sits close to words such as affectionately, amends and animosity, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with payback
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bradley got payback against North Alabama with a swift 4-0 shutout win. (13 words)
Amanda Burgauer, executive director of Common Weal said the payback on the schemes was "outrageous". (15 words)
As she ages and develops her complicated payback scheme, she transforms from victim to perpetrator. (15 words)
He says that was payback for cutting him off last week when he was trying to say Sami couldn’t hang with Roman Reigns, and he should know cause he’s the last guy to beat Reigns. (37 words)
For fans in the UK, you can tune into the main Payback show by either streaming live or watching on demand via the WWE Network – or order the event via TNT Sports Box Office. (34 words)
It was stated Scobbie, who was placed on a community payback order, had attended five out of eight possible appointments to carry out unpaid work and only one out of six possible supervision appointments. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
And truly the payback on the Phylos very much links back and is a huge payback based on the conversion to the seed-based production.
Could the MoF compile and publish information on the payback amount for various rate, payback period……….etc.
According to a average payback period in the U.S. for solar customers lands between six to 12 years.
Additionally, with the rapid development of the resources, it also means that the payback period is relatively short.
Amanda Burgauer, executive director of Common Weal said the payback on the schemes was "outrageous".
And out at Rockton Hononegah, Huntley will get a chance for a little payback when it faces Hampshire in the first of two semifinals on Tuesday.
A reliably Republican county in Michigan is now in turmoil after far-right commissioners took over the local government and vowed payback against those who imposed mask mandates on their community.
As she ages and develops her complicated payback scheme, she transforms from victim to perpetrator.
At Payback, she’ll face Raquel Rodriguez, one of the few women on the roster who hasn’t been ruined by bad booking and also presents a fresh challenger.
Bradley got payback against North Alabama with a swift 4-0 shutout win.
But some things that we collectively fund through our taxes offer more concrete and immediate payback than, say, nuclear weapons, and it’s tough to deny that libraries are among them.
Doing good for good's sake should be all that matters but there is a payback.
Factors affecting your solar payback period include system cost, tax credits and incentives, energy consumption, how much electricity your system generates and your electricity rates.
Far less painful payback, alongside much more of a sense of contentment and well being.
For fans in the UK, you can tune into the main Payback show by either streaming live or watching on demand via the WWE Network – or order the event via TNT Sports Box Office.
He imposed a community payback order with supervision for 12 months as an alternative to custody.
He says that was payback for cutting him off last week when he was trying to say Sami couldn’t hang with Roman Reigns, and he should know cause he’s the last guy to beat Reigns.
It added that the request is to prolong the payback terms of current loans and not a new borrowing.
It was stated he had two years of supervision left on his community payback order and continued to be banned from driving.
It was stated Scobbie, who was placed on a community payback order, had attended five out of eight possible appointments to carry out unpaid work and only one out of six possible supervision appointments.
Common combinations with payback
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- community payback 25×
- payback for 24×
- payback order 21×
- the payback 17×
- payback period 14×
- as payback 9×
- payback and 6×
- of payback 6×
- some payback 6×
- for payback 6×