Payback and Pay

Payback

Payback noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.

Pay and payback are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pay" instead a verb "Payback".

Pay

Pay verb - To give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received.

Payback and pay are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Payback" with "Pay", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: payment, paid, paying, payable, payout
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