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payment vs paying back

paying back vs payment

payment and paying back both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
payment Yes No No No
paying back Yes No No No
As nouns, paying back is a hypernym of payment; that is, paying back is a word with a broader meaning than payment:
  • payment: an act of requiting; returning in kind
  • paying back: a reciprocal group action
Other hypernyms of payment include getting even, return.
payment (noun) paying back (noun)
the act of paying money a reciprocal group action
an act of requiting; returning in kind
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
Difference between payment and paying back

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