pay sb/sth back

pay sb/sth back
UK US pay sb/sth back
Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid)
to pay someone the money that you owe them: »

You need to pay back the loan within five years.

»

I'm happy to lend you the money, but when will you pay me back?

Compare PAYBACK(Cf. ↑payback)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • pay sth back — UK US pay sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► to pay someone the money that you owe them: »You need to pay back the loan within five years. »I m happy to lend you the money, but when will you pay me back? → Compare… …   Financial and business terms

  • kick sth back — UK US kick sth back Phrasal Verb with kick({{}}/kɪk/ verb [T] ► to pay someone an amount of money illegally in exchange for help or work: »He was arrested after agreeing to kick back half his fees to the contractor. → See also KICKBACK(Cf.… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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

  • pay sb back — UK US pay sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► to pay someone the money that you owe them: »You need to pay back the loan within five years. »I m happy to lend you the money, but when will you pay me back? → Compare… …   Financial and business terms

  • pay something back to somebody — ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to return money that you borrowed from sb Syn: ↑repay • I ll pay you back next week. • You can pay back the loan over a per …   Useful english dictionary

  • pay somebody back something — ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to return money that you borrowed from sb Syn: ↑repay • I ll pay you back next week. • You can pay back the loan over a per …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — 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

  • back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • back — 1 adverb 1 RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: Freddie was supposed to be back at the hotel by six. | Put that book back where you found it! | We d better go back, she said regretfully. 2 AS BEFORE in or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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