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Princeton's WordNet
reward, repay, pay backverb
act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
pay back, pay off, get, fixverb
take vengeance on or get even
"We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
Wiktionary
pay backverb
to pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
pay backverb
to exact revenge
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pay back
Pay back generally refers to the act of returning money that was borrowed from someone or an institution. It can also mean to retaliate or take revenge for a wrong or injury suffered. The specific definition greatly depends on the context in which it is used.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pay back in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pay back in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of pay back in a Sentence
We don't want to oversupply and cannibalise our own business, if we do generate cash and we don't find better ways to deploy it, we are owner-managers and we are happy to pay back some money to ourselves.
I fought the Korean war side by side American soldiers who came to defend my motherland, that touched me. I wanted to pay back with what I do best : Tae Kwon Do.
Chief Executive Robert Martin:
Our general approach has been to talk about a three-month deferral where we maybe defer around half of their rent and then have them pay back whenever their strong period is later in the year.
Low unemployment plus inflation generally mean consumers may need loans for additional capital to manage through unexpected spikes and expenses while earning money to pay back these loans.
The Chinese like to say it is' win win' but it could be lose lose for major projects that are not responsible, that the recipient country can't pay back.
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