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Payback vs Backpay - What's the difference?

payback | backpay |

Backpay is a anagram of payback.



As nouns the difference between payback and backpay

is that payback is an act of revenge while backpay is a withheld payment for work which has already been completed, or which could have been completed had the employee not been prevented from doing so.

payback

English

(wikipedia payback)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An act of revenge.
    • They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback .
  • (countable) A form of recompense.
  • * '>citation

    • Synonyms

    * just deserts, poetic justice

    See also

    * have it coming * pay back

    Anagrams

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    backpay

    English

    Alternative forms

    * back pay

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A withheld payment for work which has already been completed, or which could have been completed had the employee not been prevented from doing so.

    • Anagrams

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