paid (back) (Meaning)

paid (back)

to make a disposal or transfer of (money), something paid for a purpose and especially as a salary or wage, to make slack and allow to run out, to engage for money, to earn a right or position through experience, suffering, or hard work, to give in return for goods or service, containing or leading to something valuable, the state of being paid or employed for money, to requite according to what is deserved, to return value or profit to, to coat with a waterproof composition, equipped with a coin slot for receiving a fee for use, the status of being paid by an employer, pay sense intransitive 3, to bear the cost of something, the act of paying, a person viewed with respect to reliability or promptness in paying debts or bills, an oil-yielding stratum or zone, to be worth the expense or effort, to give or offer freely, to make compensation (see compensation sense 2) for, containing or leading to something precious or valuable, to pay exorbitantly or dearly, having a coin slot for receiving money for use, to discharge a debt or obligation, ore or a natural deposit that yields metal and especially gold in profitable amounts, to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered, to pay one's share of expenses, to give, offer, or make freely or as fitting, requiring payment, to bring in as a return, to give as a return, to get even with, the act or fact of paying or being paid, to give (as money) in return for services received or for something bought, to give what is owed, to discharge indebtedness for, wage entry 2, salary, to give or forfeit in expiation or retribution, to suffer the consequences of an act, something paid, to slacken (something, such as a rope) and allow to run out

paid (back) Sentence Examples

  1. The debtor finally paid back the outstanding loan.
  2. The company reimbursed the employee for expenses they had paid.
  3. Students paid back their tuition loans with monthly installments.
  4. The bank paid back the investor's principal and interest.
  5. The insurance company paid back the policyholder for the damages incurred.
  6. The defendant paid back the bail money after the case was dismissed.
  7. The government paid back the bonds that had matured.
  8. The lender paid back the borrowed funds with a hefty profit margin.
  9. The victims were paid back the stolen property after the suspects were apprehended.
  10. The organization paid back its donors' generous contributions.

FAQs About the word paid (back)

to make a disposal or transfer of (money), something paid for a purpose and especially as a salary or wage, to make slack and allow to run out, to engage for mo

reimbursed, repaid,refunded, rendered (to), compensated, paid down, liquidated, reciprocated,gave back, paid up

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The debtor finally paid back the outstanding loan.

The company reimbursed the employee for expenses they had paid.

Students paid back their tuition loans with monthly installments.

The bank paid back the investor's principal and interest.