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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"
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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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Numerology
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
One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind.
My father is a first-generation immigrant, this was some way to pay back and show love for the country. It was embedded in me, and it became a passion.
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.
Did HSBC look into the clients of SVB in detail? Say, the financial statement — whether they can pay back the loan?
You have to pay back the China swap line (in 12 months time). It is a temporary fix to end the term, but it places a huge burden on the incoming administration to pay back the swap line and reverse the balance of payments deficit.
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