Examples of “payback” in a Sentence

noun Revenge for something someone has done.

• They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.
• Beating his old rival in the final felt like payback.
• The villain in the film wanted payback for the way the town had treated him.
• She said her prank was payback for the one he played last week.

noun A financial return on an investment, or reimbursement of money spent.

• The solar panels have a payback period of about seven years.
• The new oven's payback comes slowly, but the shop saves on energy every month.
• Investors asked how long the payback on the new equipment would take.