1. payback - Noun
2. payback - Verb
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
Source: WordNetMy first payback to society in life, was The Dolphin Project. Rick Danko
When I get up in the morning and have to go to work and jump off things that may be quite dangerous, the payback isn't the bigger car, but it's that someone somewhere will smile a lot. Shahrukh Khan
There's something rotten in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet says... it's payback time! Jasper Fforde
We help other people because we can, or because it makes us feel good, not because we're counting on some future payback. There is a word for this; love. Eric Weiner
Justice is blind until she gets the person that blinded her. Then it's payback time. Jason Jones (actor)
When a woman earns a dollar, the payback is higher. She'll invest in her children, in their education, health care, and basic needs. The impact of a woman's role in the economy benefits society at large. Andrea Jung