Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to repayment or return on investment (e.g., "payback period").
Definitionen
Relating to or designating the return of money or benefits, especially from an investment. The project has a short payback period.
Serving as or characterized by retaliation; retaliatory. The attack was a payback strike against rival forces.
Synonyme
reprisal (adjective sense rare)