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paying back

DEFINITIONS OF: paying back

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n a reciprocal group action

Synonyms:
getting even, return
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payment, requital
an act of requiting; returning in kind
retaliation, revenge
action taken in return for an injury or offense
reciprocation
the act of making or doing something in return
tit for tat
an equivalent given in return
payback, retribution, vengeance
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
reprisal
a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
Type of:
group action
action taken by a group of people
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