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Payoff vs Payback - What's the difference?

payoff | payback |

As nouns the difference between payoff and payback

is that payoff is an alternative spelling of lang=en while payback is an act of revenge.

payoff

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • 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

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