pay (back) (Meaning)

pay (back)

the period of time elapsed before an investment is recouped, requital, a return on an investment equal to the original capital outlay

pay (back) Sentence Examples

  1. I need to pay back my loan as soon as possible.
  2. The government requested countries to pay back the money they had borrowed.
  3. She vowed to pay back the favor he had done for her.
  4. The company failed to pay back its investors and filed for bankruptcy.
  5. I'll pay back the debt I owe you next week.
  6. The students were required to pay back the books they had borrowed from the library.
  7. The bank insisted that I pay back the mortgage loan immediately.
  8. The fraudster was sentenced to pay back the money he had stolen.
  9. He promised to pay back all the expenses I had incurred on his behalf.
  10. The thief was caught and forced to pay back the items he had taken.

FAQs About the word pay (back)

the period of time elapsed before an investment is recouped, requital, a return on an investment equal to the original capital outlay

retaliation,revenge, retribution, reprisal,vengeance, punishment, counterattack, chastisement, restitution, castigation

forgiveness, leniency, clemency,mercy, grace, lenity,pardon, remission,

I need to pay back my loan as soon as possible.

The government requested countries to pay back the money they had borrowed.

She vowed to pay back the favor he had done for her.

The company failed to pay back its investors and filed for bankruptcy.