pay back
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pay back
- /peɪ bæk/
verb pays back · paying back · paid back
- To pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed. Douglas: Roy, give me £20. Roy: What? Douglas: Give me £20. I'll pay you back.
- To avenge, to exact revenge. He paid her back with interest, avenging his father's murder with nine degrees of reprisal.
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verb to repay
| Español | devolver |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갚다 gapda |
| 日本語 | 払い戻す haraimodosu |
| 中文 | 賠 /赔 péi, 報償 /报偿 bàocháng, 償 /偿 cháng, 償還 /偿还 chánghuán |
| Kiswahili | kulipa |
| Português | devolver |
| Français | rembourser, rendre |
| Deutsch | zurückzahlen |
| Italiano | ripagare, restituire |
| Ελληνικά | εξοφλώ exofló |
| Русский | отплатить otplatitʹ, расплатиться rasplatitʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | trả |
| العربية | جَازَى jāzā |
verb to exact revenge
| Español | hacer pagar, vengarse, desquitarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 復仇 /复仇 fùchóu |
| Português | retribuir |
| Français | rendre la pareille |
| Deutsch | sich revanchieren, heimzahlen, sich rächen, vergelten |
| Русский | отплатить otplatitʹ |
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@misc{pay_back_2026,
title = {pay back},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pay%20back},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
