pay back

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peɪ bæk/ === Verb === pay back (third-person singular simple present pays back, present participle paying back, simple past and past participle paid back) (transitive) To pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed. 2008 November 21, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 3, Episode 1: Douglas: Roy, give me £20.Roy: What?Douglas: Give me £20. I'll pay you back. (figuratively) To avenge, to exact revenge. ==== Derived terms ==== payback (noun) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === back pay, backpay