| Main Entry: | payback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | return |
Synonyms: |
accrual, accruement, compensation, gain, gate, income, interest, proceeds, profit, reciprocation, recompense, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, reward, take, yield |
| Main Entry: | avenge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retaliate |
Synonyms: |
chasten, chastise, come back at, even the score, get back at, get even, payback, punish, redress, repay, requite, retribute, revenge, stick it to, take satisfaction, take vengeance, venge, vindicate |
| Main Entry: | consequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result, outcome of action |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, aftermath, bottom line, can of worms, chain reaction, effect, end, event, fallout, follow through, follow-up, issue, outgrowth, payback, reaction, repercussion, sequel, sequence, spin-off, upshot, waves |
Antonyms: |
beginning, cause, commencement, inception, origin, rise, source, start |
| Main Entry: | consideration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment |
Synonyms: |
baksheesh, commish, commission, fee*, payback, percentage, perk, perquisite, recompense, remuneration, reward, salary, something to sweeten pot, tip, wage |
Antonyms: |
debt |
| Main Entry: | outcome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | consequence, effect |
Synonyms: |
aftereffect, aftermath, blowoff, causatum, chain reaction, conclusion, end, end result, event, fallout, issue, payback, payoff, reaction, result, score, sequel, upshot |
Antonyms: |
beginning, cause, origin, source |
| Main Entry: | rebate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refund given to purchaser |
Synonyms: |
abatement, allowance, bonus, deduction, discount, kickback, payback, reduction, reimbursement, remission, repayment, subtraction |
| Notes: | a rebate is a partial repayment, whereas a refund is a repayment of the total purchase price |
| Main Entry: | unexpected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | surprising |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, accidental, amazing, astonishing, chance, electrifying, eye-opening, fortuitous, from left field, impetuous, impulsive, instantaneous, not bargained for, not in the cards, out of the blue, payback, prodigious, staggering, startling, stunning, sudden, swift, unanticipated, unforeseen, unheralded, unlooked-for, unpredictable, unpredicted, wonderful |
Antonyms: |
expected |
| Main Entry: | eye for an eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation for a wrong |
Synonyms: |
avenging, getting even, measure for measure, payback, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, tit for tat, tooth for a tooth, vengeance, vindication |
| Main Entry: | measure for measure |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | equally |
Synonyms: |
amends, atonement, compensation, eye for an eye, indemnification, indemnity, lex talionis, meed, payback, quid pro quo, reciprocity, recompense, rectification, reparation, restitution, retaliation, tit for tat, tooth for a tooth |
| Main Entry: | retaliation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revenge |
Synonyms: |
comeuppance, payback, reprisal, requital, retribution, reward, riposte, tit for tat, vengeance |