ばいがえし

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    payment of a sum twice the original, giving back a gift double the value of the one received, repaying twofold

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed