HyperDic: paying_back

English > 1 sense of the expression paying back:
NOUNactpaying back, return, getting evena reciprocal group action
English > paying back: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA reciprocal group action.
Synonymsreturn, getting even
NarrowerreciprocationThe act of making or doing something in return
requital, paymentAn act of requiting
retaliation, revengeaction taken in return for an injury or offense
tit for tatAn equivalent given in return
Broadergroup actionaction taken by a group of people
Spanishcontraataque, dequite, revancha

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