paysomeone/somethingback
phrasal verbwithpayverbuk/peɪ/us/peɪ/paid|paid
B1
topaysomeone themoneythat youowethem:
Can youlendme afiver? I'llpayyou/it backtomorrow.
- He still hasn'tpaidme back thatmoneyheowesme.
- If I couldborrow20poundsI'llpayyou back nextweek.
- Shelentme somemoneylastmonthand Iforgottopayher back.
- Theypromisedtopayme back and they never did.
- I haveborrowedmoneyfrompeoplein the past but I've alwayspaidthem back.
Borrowing & lending
- amortizable
- amortization
- arrears
- bad debt
- bonded
- borrow
- borrowing
- credit rating
- hock
- holiday
- IOU
- over-borrowed
- overdraft
- overpayment
- pay downsomething
- pay off
- payday loan
- reschedule
- secure
- straight