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?
Financial and business terms. 2012.
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
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 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 somebody back for something — ˌpay sb ˈback (for sth) derived to punish sb for making you or sb else suffer • I ll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone. related noun ↑payback Main entry: ↑payderived … Useful english dictionary
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… … Financial and business terms
pay sth off — UK US pay sth off Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► FINANCE to finish paying back money that you owe for something: pay off a debt/loan/mortgage »Student loans are usually paid off at a very preferential rate … 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
ˌpay sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to give back all the money that you borrowed in order to buy something In another two years, we will have paid off our mortgage.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking 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
