3
redemption(noun, return, recovery, reclamation, retrieval)
3
reparation(payment, settlement, remuneration, repayment, payback)
2
amends(payment, settlement, remuneration, repayment, payback)
2
atonement(payment, settlement)
2
compensation(payment, settlement)
2
indemnification(payment, settlement, remuneration, repayment, payback)
2
recompense(verb, payment, settlement, remuneration, repay)
2
redress(verb, adjust, relinquish, payment, settlement)
2
refund(verb, payment, settlement, offset, remuneration)
2
reimbursement(payment, settlement, remuneration, repayment, payback)
2
repayment(payment, settlement, remuneration, payback)
2
requital(noun, payment, settlement, remuneration, repayment)
2
retribution(noun, retaliation, revenge, ruthlessness, payback)
2
return
1
getting even
1
give and take(verb, expression, idiom, change, shift)
1
paid back(verb, expression, shift, recall, exchange)
1
pay back(verb, expression, change, shift, recall)
1
reprisal(noun, retaliation, revenge, ruthlessness, payback)
1
return the compliment(verb, expression, idiom, change, shift)
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