- pay something back (to someone)
- pay something back† (to someone)to repay someone. •
I paid the money back to Jerry.
•Can I pay back the money to George now?
•Please pay the money back now.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pay something back (to someone)
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pay something back — 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 … New idioms dictionary
pay something back — REPAY, pay off, give back, return, reimburse, refund. → pay * * * repay a loan to someone the money should be paid back with interest | [with two objs.] they did pay me back the money * * * ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to… … Useful english dictionary
ˌpay sb ˈback — phrasal verb 1) to give someone the same amount of money that you borrowed from them 2) to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you She was determined to pay them back for the trouble they had caused.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pay — ▪ I. pay pay 1 [peɪ] noun [uncountable] the money someone receives for the job they do: • She got the job, but it meant a big pay cut. • an increase in hourly pay • All I want is a full day s work for a full day s pay … Financial and business terms
pay back — verb 1. act or give recompense in recognition of someone s behavior or actions • Syn: ↑reward, ↑repay • Derivationally related forms: ↑reward (for: ↑reward) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pay — 1. verb 1) I must pay him for his work Syn: reward, reimburse, recompense, remunerate 2) I paid £7 for a ticket Syn: spend, pay out; informal lay out, shell out, fork out, cough up; … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
pay someone back — 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 … New idioms dictionary
pay back — 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 … New idioms dictionary
pay — pay1 W1S1 [peı] v past tense and past participle paid [peıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give money)¦ 2¦(bill/tax/rent)¦ 3¦(wage/salary)¦ 4 pay attention (to somebody/something) 5¦(legal cost)¦ 6¦(say something good)¦ 7¦(good result)¦ 8¦(profit)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pay — pay1 [ peı ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [ peıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give money in order to buy something: pay for: Let me pay for dinner. pay someone for something: Can I pay you for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pay — 1 /peI/ verb past tense and past participle paid /peId/ 1 GIVE MONEY (I, T) to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you: They ran off without paying. | Didn t pay em a penny, just asked em to do it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
