PAYBACKS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

Example: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; 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

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)