"pay back" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /peɪ bæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pay back.wav [US] Forms: pays back [present, singular, third-person], paying back [participle, present], paid back [participle, past], paid back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pay<,,paid> back}} pay back (third-person singular simple present pays back, present participle paying back, simple past and past participle paid back)
  1. (transitive) To pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed. Tags: transitive Derived forms: payback [noun]
    Sense id: en-pay_back-en-verb-CaXpHW64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (back) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (back): 77 23
  2. (figuratively) To avenge, to exact revenge. Tags: figuratively Translations (to exact revenge): ἀποτίνω (apotínō) (Ancient Greek), balos (Bikol Central), maksaa samalla mitalla (Finnish), maksaa potut pottuina (Finnish), palauttaa (Finnish), rendre la pareille (French), sich revanchieren (German), heimzahlen (German), sich rächen (German), vergelten (German), rependō (Latin), hacer pagar (Spanish), vengarse (Spanish), desquitarse (Spanish), hämnas (Swedish), ge igen (Swedish), ge betalt för gammal ost (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pay_back-en-verb-NyV4~zrp Disambiguation of 'to exact revenge': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to repay): ἀποτίνω (apotínō) (Ancient Greek), جَازَى (jāzā) (Arabic), վճարել (včarel) (Armenian), մարել (marel) (Armenian), balos (Bikol Central), връщам пари (vrǎštam pari) (Bulgarian), разплащам се (razplaštam se) (Bulgarian), (Chinese Mandarin), (péi) (Chinese Mandarin), 報償 (Chinese Mandarin), 报偿 (bàocháng) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (cháng) (Chinese Mandarin), 償還 (Chinese Mandarin), 偿还 (chánghuán) (Chinese Mandarin), tilbagebetale (Danish), terugbetalen (Dutch), repagi (Esperanto), maksaa takaisin (Finnish), palauttaa (Finnish), hyvittää (Finnish), maksaa (Finnish), rembourser (French), rendre (French), zurückzahlen (German), εξοφλώ (exofló) (Greek), endurgjalda (Icelandic), aisíoc (Irish), ripagare (Italian), restituire (Italian), 払い戻す (haraimodosu) (alt: はらいもどす) (Japanese), 갚다 (gapda) (Korean), rependō (Latin), whakautu (Maori), whakautu moni (Maori), s'atchitter (Norman), ġieldan (Old English), forġieldan (Old English), devolver (Portuguese), hunt'apuy (Quechua), отплатить (otplatitʹ) (Russian), расплатиться (rasplatitʹsja) (Russian), foryeild (Scots), ath-dhìol (Scottish Gaelic), devolver (Spanish), kulipa (Swahili), betala tillbaka (Swedish), betala tillbaks [colloquial] (Swedish), betala bak [colloquial] (Swedish), trả (Vietnamese), bales (Western Bukidnon Manobo)
Disambiguation of 'to repay': 54 46

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      "sense": "to repay",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "賠"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "péi",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "赔"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "報償"
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    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàocháng",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "报偿"
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    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "償"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cháng",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "偿"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "償還"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chánghuán",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "偿还"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "tilbagebetale"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "terugbetalen"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "repagi"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "maksaa takaisin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "palauttaa"
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    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "hyvittää"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "maksaa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "rembourser"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "rendre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "zurückzahlen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exofló",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "εξοφλώ"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apotínō",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "ἀποτίνω"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "endurgjalda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "aisíoc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "ripagare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "restituire"
    },
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "alt": "はらいもどす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haraimodosu",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "払い戻す"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gapda",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "갚다"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "rependō"
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    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "whakautu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "whakautu moni"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "s'atchitter"
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "ġieldan"
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    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "forġieldan"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "devolver"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "hunt'apuy"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otplatitʹ",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "отплатить"
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    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasplatitʹsja",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "расплатиться"
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      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "foryeild"
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      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "ath-dhìol"
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      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "devolver"
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      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "kulipa"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "betala tillbaka"
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      "sense": "to repay",
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ bæk/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jāzā",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "جَازَى"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "včarel",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "վճարել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "marel",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "մարել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "balos"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vrǎštam pari",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "връщам пари"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razplaštam se",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "разплащам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "賠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "péi",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "赔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "報償"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàocháng",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "报偿"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "償"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cháng",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "偿"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "償還"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chánghuán",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "偿还"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "tilbagebetale"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "terugbetalen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "repagi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "maksaa takaisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "palauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "hyvittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "maksaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "rembourser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "rendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "zurückzahlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exofló",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "εξοφλώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apotínō",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "ἀποτίνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "endurgjalda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "aisíoc"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "ripagare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "restituire"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はらいもどす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haraimodosu",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "払い戻す"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gapda",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "갚다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "rependō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "whakautu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "whakautu moni"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "s'atchitter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "ġieldan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "forġieldan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "devolver"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "hunt'apuy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otplatitʹ",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "отплатить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasplatitʹsja",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "расплатиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "foryeild"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "ath-dhìol"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "devolver"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "kulipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "betala tillbaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "betala tillbaks"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "betala bak"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "trả"
    },
    {
      "code": "mbb",
      "lang": "Western Bukidnon Manobo",
      "sense": "to repay",
      "word": "bales"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "balos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "maksaa samalla mitalla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "maksaa potut pottuina"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "palauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "rendre la pareille"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "sich revanchieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "heimzahlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "sich rächen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "vergelten"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apotínō",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "ἀποτίνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "rependō"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "hacer pagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "vengarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "desquitarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "hämnas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "ge igen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exact revenge",
      "word": "ge betalt för gammal ost"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pay back"
}

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