paying back

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pay back
v.- pagar, retribuir, amortizar, vengar
s.- retribuciĆ³n, amortizaciĆ³n, pago, venganza

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pay back1
(v.) = devolver, retribuir.
Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back.
 
pay back2
(v.) = vengarse, desquitarse, tomarse represalias.
Ex: They may watch over their shoulders because someday someone may pay them back for what they did to little Peter because the judicial system certainly won't.