English Explanatory Dictionary

pay back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed.
  2. To avenge, to exact revenge.

Pronunciation

/peɪ bæk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pay back.wav

Word forms

pay back pays back paying back paid back

Related words

pay off old scores pay the piper pay the price

Derived words

payback

Translations

Arabic: جَازَى Armenian: վճարել Armenian: մարել Central Bikol: balos Bulgarian: връщам пари Bulgarian: разплащам се Chinese Mandarin: 賠 /赔 Chinese Mandarin: 報償 /报偿 Chinese Mandarin: 償 /偿 Chinese Mandarin: 償還 /偿还 Danish: tilbagebetale Dutch: terugbetalen Esperanto: repagi Finnish: maksaa takaisin Finnish: palauttaa Finnish: hyvittää Finnish: maksaa French: rembourser French: rendre German: zurückzahlen Greek: εξοφλώ Ancient Greek: ἀποτίνω Icelandic: endurgjalda Irish: aisíoc Italian: ripagare Italian: restituire Japanese: 払い戻す Korean: 갚다 Latin: rependō Western Bukidnon Manobo: bales Māori: whakautu Māori: whakautu moni Norman: s'atchitter Old English: ġieldan Old English: forġieldan Polish: spłacać Polish: spłacić Portuguese: devolver Quechua: hunt'apuy Russian: отплатить Russian: расплатиться Scots: foryeild Scottish Gaelic: ath-dhìol Spanish: devolver Swahili: kulipa Swedish: betala tillbaka Swedish: betala tillbaks Swedish: betala bak Vietnamese: trả
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