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pay back

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pay someone/something back
to return money that you have borrowed. I'll pay you back as soon as I get my next paycheck. I'll pay the money back on Friday. It will take years for him to pay back his student loans.
See also: back, pay
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After his losses, he had determined to pay back his debt to his parents in five years.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Your aunts have done everything in the world for you,--more than I've ever been able to do,--and it is your turn to pay back some o' their kindness and show your gratitude.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
Athelny to pay back part of what he owed her, but she would not take more than half a sovereign.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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