transitive. To make insistent or repeated demands on (someone), typically for the repayment of a debt. Frequently with for.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > pay debt [verb (transitive)] > collect debt > demand or force to pay debt (3) dun?1648 transitive. To make insistent or repeated demands on (someone), typically for the repayment of a debt. Frequently with for. to put (also keep) the screw (also screws) on1659 to turn the screw (also screws), to put (also keep) the screw (also screws) on, and variants: (a) to apply moral or psychological pressure; (b) to… Shylock1930 transitive to force (a person) to repay a debt, esp. at an exorbitant rate of interest. |
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