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Phrasal Verb: Pay back

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Pay back - Repay money borrowed
Example:
I PAID BACK the twenty pounds I'd borrowed.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Pay back - Take revenge on
Example:
I'm going to PAY him BACK for that insult.
Notes:
- Separable [obligatory]
- International English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 4 phrasal verbs with 'PAY'

- Pay back
- Pay for
- Pay into
- Pay off

 
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