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pay back
pay 1 P0124900 (pā)v. paid (pād), pay·ing, pays v.tr.1. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered: pay the cashier.2. To give (money) in exchange for goods or services: paid four dollars for a hamburger; paid an hourly wage.3. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation): paying taxes; paid the bill.4. To bear (a cost or penalty, for example) in recompense: She paid the price for her unpopular opinions.5. To yield as a return: a savings plan that paid six percent interest.6. To afford an advantage to; profit: It paid us to be generous.7. To give or bestow: paying compliments; paying attention.8. To make (a visit or call).9. Past tense and past participle paid or payed (pād) To let out (a line or cable) by slackening.v.intr.1. To give money in exchange for goods or services.2. To discharge a debt or obligation.3. To bear a cost or penalty in recompense: You'll pay for this mischief!4. To be profitable or worthwhile: It doesn't pay to get angry.adj.1. Of, relating to, giving, or receiving payments.2. Requiring payment to use or operate: a pay toilet.3. Yielding valuable metal in mining: a pay streak.n.1. The act of paying or state of being paid.2. Money given in return for work done; salary; wages.3. a. Recompense or reward: Your thanks are pay enough.b. Retribution or punishment.4. Paid employment: the workers in our pay.5. A person considered with regard to his or her credit or reliability in discharging debts.Phrasal Verbs: pay back1. To pay or return (what is owed as a debt).2. To repay (a person who is owed a debt).3. To give recompense to; reward: How can we ever pay you back for what you've done for us?4. To reciprocate; return: pay back a kindness.5. To retaliate against or get revenge upon. pay down To reduce (a debt) through payment. pay off1. To pay the full amount on (a debt).2. To result in profit or advantage; succeed: Your efforts will eventually pay off.3. To pay the wages due to (an employee) upon discharge.4. To pay (a plaintiff) to settle a lawsuit out of court.5. To bribe.6. Nautical To turn or cause to turn (a vessel) to leeward. pay out1. To give (money) out; spend.2. To let out (a line or rope) by slackening. pay up To give over the full monetary amount demanded.Idioms: pay (one's) dues To earn a given right or position through hard work, long-term experience, or suffering: She paid her dues in small-town theaters before being cast in a Broadway play. pay (one's) way To contribute one's own share; pay for oneself. pay the piper To bear the consequences of something. pay through the nose Informal To pay excessively.
[Middle English paien, from Old French paiier, from Late Latin pācāre, to appease, from Latin, to pacify, subdue, from pāx, pāc-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
pay 2 P0124900 (pā)tr.v. payed or paid (pād), pay·ing, pays To coat or cover (seams of a ship, for example) with waterproof material such as tar or asphalt.
[Obsolete French peier, from Old French, from Latin picāre, from pix, pic-, pitch.]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, etc3. (Banking & Finance) to repay (a loan) n 4. (Banking & Finance) a. the return on an investmentb. Also called: payback period the time taken for a project to cover its outlay 5. 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 actionsrepay, rewardact, 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, getget 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" |
payverb1. To give payment to in return for goods or services rendered:compensate, recompense, remunerate.2. To give compensation to:compensate, indemnify, recompense, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite.3. To distribute (money) as payment.Also used with out:disburse, expend, give, lay out, outlay, spend.Informal: fork out (or over) (or up), shell out.4. To set right by giving what is due.Off or up:clear, discharge, liquidate, satisfy, settle, square.5. To make as income or profit:bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net, produce, realize, repay, return, yield.6. To give a satisfactory return to:compensate, indemnify, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, reward.phrasal verb
pay backTo exact revenge for or from:avenge, pay off, redress, repay, requite, vindicate.Informal: fix.Archaic: wreak.Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind, settle accounts, take an eye for an eye.phrasal verb
pay off1. To exact revenge for or from:avenge, pay back, redress, repay, requite, vindicate.Informal: fix.Archaic: wreak.Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind, settle accounts, take an eye for an eye.2. Informal. To give, offer, or promise a bribe to:bribe, buy (off).Idiom: grease someone's palm.nounPayment for work done:compensation, earnings, emolument, fee, hire, remuneration, salary, stipend, wage.Translationspay (pei) – past tense, past participle paid – verb1. to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc. He paid $5 for the book. 支付 支付2. to return (money that is owed). It's time you paid your debts. 付清 付清3. to suffer punishment (for). You'll pay for that remark! 受到懲罰 受到惩罚4. to be useful or profitable (to). Crime doesn't pay. 對...有益 对...有益5. to give (attention, homage, respect etc). Pay attention!; to pay one's respects. 給予(注意，敬意等) 给予（注意，敬意等） noun money given or received for work etc; wages. How much pay do you get? 薪水 薪水ˈpayable adjective which may be or must be paid. The account is payable at the end of the month. 可支付的，應支付的 可支付的，应支付的 payˈee noun a person to whom money is (to be) paid. 收款人 收款人ˈpayment noun1. money etc paid. The TV can be paid for in ten weekly payments. 支付的款項 支付的款项2. the act of paying. He gave me a book in payment for my kindness. 支付，報酬 支付，报酬 ˈpay-packet noun an envelope containing a person's wages. The manager handed out the pay-packets. 薪資袋 工资袋ˈpay-roll noun1. a list of all the workers in a factory etc. We have 450 people on the pay-roll. 薪資名單，薪水帳冊 工资名单，薪金名册 2. the total amount of money to be paid to all the workers. The thieves stole the pay-roll. 薪資總額 工资额pay back1. to give back (to someone something that one has borrowed). I'll pay you back as soon as I can. 償還 偿还2. to punish. I'll pay you back for that! 懲罰 惩罚pay off1. to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed. Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off. 付清工資而解僱(工人) 付清工资而解雇（工人） 2. to have good results. His hard work paid off. 有報償 有报偿pay up to give (money) to someone, eg in order to pay a debt. You have three days to pay up (= You must pay up within three days). 全部付清 全部付清put paid to to prevent a person from doing (something he planned or wanted to do). The rain put paid to our visit to the zoo. 結束 结束
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pay (one) back1. To repay one. I don't mind you borrowing money from me, but please pay me back as soon as possible. If you don't pay back the bank, they could repossess your house!2. To return one's favor. Thank you so much for taking the kids while I was in the hospital! I don't know how I'll pay you back.3. To get or seek revenge or retribution on one. The boss paid me back for my criticism by giving me the most tedious, mind-numbing assignments possible. The best way to pay back bullies from high school is to show them how successful you've become as an adult.See also: back, paypay (something) backTo repay an amount of money that was borrowed. If you fail to pay your loan back in the minimum monthly installments, the bank will start charging exorbitant fees.See also: back, paypaybackRevenge or retribution. Many people believe the demotion was payback for his refusal to support the legislation. I could see him staggering over to us, drunk as a skunk and looking for payback.pay someone back 1. . Lit. to return money that was borrowed from a person. You owe me money. When are you going to pay me back? You must pay John back. You have owed him money for a long time. You have to pay back everyone you owe money to. 2. Fig. to get even with someone [for doing something]. I will pay her back for what she said about me. Fred eventually will pay Mike back. He bears grudges for a long time. He intends to pay back everyone who has wronged him!See also: back, paypay something back (to someone)to repay someone. I paid the money back to Jerry. Can I pay back the money to George now? Please pay the money back now.See also: back, paypay back1. Repay a debt or a loan, as in I'll pay you back next month. 2. Also, pay back in someone's own coin. Revenge oneself, repay in kind, as in He thought he could get away with copying my plans, but I'll pay him back in his own coin . This expression refers to repaying a debt in exactly the same currency in which the money had been lent. [c. 1600] See also: back, paypay backv.1. To return some amount of money that has been borrowed: Will you pay back the $60 I gave you last month? They finally paid the money back.2. To repay someone an amount of money: I might not have enough money to pay them back. We need to pay back the bank.3. To reward or punish someone for something: After all their hard work, the team was paid back with a victory. After they beat us, we paid them back by winning the series.See also: back, payEncyclopediaSeePayback periodFinancialSeepaypay back
Synonyms for pay backverb act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actionsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb take vengeance on or get evenSynonymsRelated Words |