payback

Universal Words noun [C,U] 1 the money that you receive back on money that you have invested (especially when this is equal to the amount that you invested to start with); the time that it takes to get your money back: a 10-year payback 2 the advantage or REWARD that sb receives for sth they have done; the act of paying sth back: His victory was seen as payback for all the hard work he'd put in during training. * (informal) It's payback time! (= a person will have to suffer for what they have done)