pay back in English

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{
  "etymology_text": "pay back < → δείτε τις λέξεις pay και back",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pay back",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I will work hard and pay you back.",
          "translation": "Θα δουλέψω σκληρά και θα σε ξεπληρώσω."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ξεπληρώνω, εξοφλώ ένα χρέος"
      ],
      "id": "el-pay_back-en-verb-zJB19Agi",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I pay someone back in kind.",
          "translation": "Ανταποδίδω σε κάποιον τα ίσα/ίδια."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ανταποδίδω σε κάποιον τα ίσα, κάνω σε κάποιον ό,τι κακό μου έκανε"
      ],
      "id": "el-pay_back-en-verb-OKqrHRuB",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pay back"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "pay back < → δείτε τις λέξεις pay και back",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pay back",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I will work hard and pay you back.",
          "translation": "Θα δουλέψω σκληρά και θα σε ξεπληρώσω."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ξεπληρώνω, εξοφλώ ένα χρέος"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I pay someone back in kind.",
          "translation": "Ανταποδίδω σε κάποιον τα ίσα/ίδια."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ανταποδίδω σε κάποιον τα ίσα, κάνω σε κάποιον ό,τι κακό μου έκανε"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταφορικά"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pay back"
}

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"pay back" meaning in English

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