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PAY BACK Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the phrase pay back. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase pay back. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for PAY BACK

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repay
verbv
verb

• pay back

• make repayment for or return something

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

• answer back

compensate
verbv
verb

• adjust for

• make amends for; pay compensation for

• make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

• make reparations or amends for

• do or give something to somebody in return

• make payment to; compensate

indemnify
verbv
verb

• secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for

• make amends for; pay compensation for

reciprocate
verbv
verb

• act, feel, or give mutually or in return

• alternate the direction of motion of

refund
verb, nounv, n
noun

• money returned to a payer

• the act of returning money received previously

verb

• pay back

reimburse
verbv
verb

• pay back for some expense incurred

• reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

remunerate
verbv
verb

• make payment to; compensate

satisfy
verbv
verb

• meet the requirements or expectations of

• make happy or satisfied

• fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

settle
verbv
noun

• a long wooden bench with a back

verb

• settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

• bring to an end; settle conclusively

• settle conclusively; come to terms

• take up residence and become established

• come to terms

• go under

• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

• become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

• establish or develop as a residence

• come to rest

• arrange or fix in the desired order

• accept despite lack of complete satisfaction

• end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

• dispose of; make a financial settlement

• become clear by the sinking of particles

• cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

• sink down or precipitate

• fix firmly

• get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

• make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

• form a community

• come as if by falling

make good
verbv
verb

• act as promised

fix
verb, nounv, n
noun

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug

• the act of putting something in working order again

• an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear

• a determination of the place where something is

verb

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• cause to be firmly attached

• decide upon or fix definitely

• prepare for eating by applying heat

• take vengeance on or get even

• set or place definitely

• kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

• make fixed, stable or stationary

• make infertile

• influence an event or its outcome by illegal means

• put (something somewhere) firmly

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

• to be about to do something

get
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

verb

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• enter or assume a certain state or condition

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• go or come after and bring or take back

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• take vengeance on or get even

• achieve a point or goal

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone

• give certain properties to something

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• attract and fix

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• reach by calculation

• acquire as a result of some effort or action

• purchase

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• receive as a retribution or punishment

• leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

• reach and board

• irritate

• evoke an emotional response

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• overcome or destroy

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• make (offspring) by reproduction

reward
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

• payment made in return for a service rendered

• an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

• the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

• benefit resulting from some event or action

verb

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• strengthen and support with rewards

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

pay off
verb, nounv, n
verb

• yield a profit or result

• eliminate by paying off (debts)

• pay off (loans or promissory notes)

• do or give something to somebody in return

• pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor

• take vengeance on or get even

Best Hypernyms For PAY BACK

Here is a list of related hypernyms for pay back, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
act compensate indemnify move reimburse remunerate repay
Phrases (2)
get backget even

Alternatives for REPAY

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