pay back

pay back

vb (tr, adverb)

1. to retaliate against to pay someone back for an insult

2. to give or do (something equivalent) in return for a favour, insult, etc.

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to repay (a loan)

n payback

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)

a.  the return on an investment

b.  Also called payback period the time taken for a project to cover its outlay

2.

a.  something done in order to gain revenge

b.  (as modifier) payback killings

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pay back - act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions repay, reward act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	2.	pay back - take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" fix, pay off, get get back, get even - take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"

Translations

? pay back

vt sep

money → zurückzahlen; when do you want me to pay you back? → wann willst du das Geld wiederhaben?; pay me back when you like → zahls or gibs mir zurück, wenn du willst

compliment, visit → erwidern; insult, trick → sich revanchieren für; to pay somebody back → es jdm heimzahlen

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