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verb
Synonym of pay back in all senses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: pay back in all senses
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To give in return; requite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To pay (cover with tar, pitch, etc.) again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
answer back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: retort, come back, return, riposte, rejoin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: answer, reply, respond
verb
pay back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: refund, return, give back
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pay
Narrower terms: reimburse, restore, restitute
verb
make repayment for or return something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: requite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: give
Narrower terms: pay
verb
act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: reward, pay back
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
History
From Old French repaier (“to pay back”), from re- + paiier (“to pay”), from Latin pācāre (“to settle, to make peaceful”), from pāx (“peace”) + -ō (forming verbs). Equivalent to re- + pay. Cognate with repacify and French repayer (“to pay again”).
