| 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: | 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: | retaliation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revenge |
Synonyms: |
comeuppance, payback, reprisal, requital, retribution, reward, riposte, tit for tat, vengeance |
| Concept: | Retaliation. |
| Category: | 1. Conditional antagonism |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
retaliation, reprisal, retort; counterstroke, counterblast, counterplot, counterproject; retribution, lex talionis; reciprocation (reciprocity)., tit for tat, give and take, blow for blow, quid pro quo, a Roland for an Oliver, measure for measure, diamond cut diamond, the biter bit, a game at which two can play; reproof valiant, retort courteous., recrimination (accusation); revenge; compensation; reaction (recoil).
-verbs
retaliate, retort, turn upon; pay, pay off, pay back; pay in one's own coin, pay in the same coin; cap; reciprocate; turn the tables upon, return the compliment; give a quid pro quo, give as much as one takes, give as good as one gets; give and take, exchange fisticuffs; be quits, be even with; pay off old scores., serve one right, be hoist on one's own petard, throw a stone in one's own garden, catch a Tartar.
-adjectives
retaliating; retaliatory, retaliative; talionic.
-adverbs
in retaliation; en revanche.
-phrases
mutato nomine de te fabula narratur [Horace]; par pari refero [Terence]; tu quoque; you're another; suo sibi gladio hunc jugulo; a beau jeu beau retour; litem . . . lite resolvit
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