heimzahlen

== German == === Etymology === From heim- (“home”) +‎ zahlen (“pay”). Compare English pay home. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mˌt͡saːlən/ Hyphenation: heim‧zah‧len === Verb === heimzahlen (weak, third-person singular present zahlt heim, past tense zahlte heim, past participle heimgezahlt, auxiliary haben) to pay back, avenge oneself (often playfully or in minor matters) Synonyms: sich revanchieren, (usually more serious) sich rächen Das zahl ich dir heim! ― I’ll pay you back for that! ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “heimzahlen” in Duden online “heimzahlen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “heimzahlen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon