pay back
[verb]
Synonyms:
- repay, refund, reimburse, settle up, square
- get even with (informal), get one's own back, hit back, retaliate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pay somebody/something ↔ back phrasal verb (see also pay)

1. to give someone the money that you owe them Synonym : repay:
I’ll pay you back on Friday.
We’re paying back the loan over 15 years.

2. to make someone suffer for doing something wrong or unpleasant
pay somebody back for something
I’ll pay Jenny back for what she did to me!

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pay back
pay (someone/something) back
to return money that you have borrowed.
I'll pay you back as soon as I get my next paycheck.

I'll pay the money back on Friday.

It will take years for him to pay back his student loans.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

pay something back
pay (someone/something) back
to return money that you have borrowed.
I'll pay you back as soon as I get my next paycheck.

I'll pay the money back on Friday.

It will take years for him to pay back his student loans.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲