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Meanings of payback in anglès
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.
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Examples for "vengeance"
Examples for "vengeance"
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Photograph: HBO Far more effective, then, to try a bit of vengeance.
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Ender, however, was trying to figure out a way to forestall vengeance.
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The government said on Tuesday it had no desire for extra-judicial vengeance.
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Mercy and vengeance are in the balance, and Molly holds the scales.
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Crime prevailed; cupidity and vengeance were the guiding principles of the chieftains.
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The days when the reports arrived became days of retribution for Paulo.
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Another source of fear: retribution for being anything less than perfectly available.
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Law enforcement agencies and political figureheads slammed the lawlessness and promised retribution.
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The movie also shines a light on animal abuse, and karmic retribution.
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Tell us that this isn't retribution for what happened in New Delhi.
Usage of payback in anglès
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In both cases, newcomers may only see a payback after many years.
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In both cases, newcomers may see a payback only after many years.
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The payback didn't come into it, but the playback we really wanted.
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For larger plants the payback time is typically less than three years.
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The payback probably would not be sufficient, Jefferies analyst Peter Nesvold said.
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Wilderness may require a few listens, but the payback is handsome indeed.
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It's also not the first time the jingoistic publication has implied payback.
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James Adio said, Is this some kind of payback for you, Translator?
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So, in the dog-eat-dog world of professional rugby, there is payback time.
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For them this was all about payback for that night at Dipper's.
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In this context, you could interpret it as something more like payback.
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When the summer came the World Cup was like payback for me.
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Someone took out a Golden Bough purse boy, and there's no payback.
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That guy who was Howard's accomplice, he's convinced it's payback time, Norman.
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It really sucked what they did to them, and it's payback time.
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Question of the Week: Is it payback time for public servants?
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Payback across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common