Term Gallery logo

Meanings of pay back in English

Spanish
pagar

To take revenge on or get even.

pagar
Portuguese
premiar
Catalan
premiar
Spanish
premiar

Act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions.

premiar
Usage of pay back in English
1
AIG will use the proceeds to help pay back the U.S. government.
Reuters
2
It's going to be used to pay back various creditors, he said.
Reuters
3
He must pay back part of the R30 million pension he received.
The South African
4
Farmers are struggling to pay back their loans or obtain new ones.
Reuters
5
Both companies say rates drop dramatically as people pay back successive loans.
Reuters
6
People, businesses and municipalities need funds to pay back their out-size debts.
The Guardian
7
Lehman said the sale of the portfolio would help pay back creditors.
Reuters
8
The EFF also said Gomba must personally pay back the wasted money.
The South African
9
The additional revenue will be used to pay back the bank loans.
Reuters
10
But they could make him pay back the fifty pounds in instalments.
Three Plays: The Fiddler's House, The Land, Thomas Muskerry
11
The ANC must pay back every cent it received in Bosasa kickbacks.
The South African
12
That's twice what the Indian company offered to pay back in September.
Reuters
13
My mind is still focused on my plans to pay back Freestyle.
Something wicked
14
The club owners Welnix could also be looking for some pay back.
Radio NZ
15
He will pay back wicked people for the wrong things they do.
White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor of Calab...
16
Especially if you're graduating with a huge student loan to pay back.
The one-week job project: one man, one year, 52 jobs
This collocation consists of:
Translations for pay back
Pay back through the time
Pay back across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Less common
Australia
Less common
More variants