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| bond |
a piece of paper that a government or business gives when it borrows money. A bond promises to pay back the sum of money along with interest. [1/3 definitions] |
| bum |
(informal) to ask for and get, with no plan to pay back or return. [1/3 definitions] |
| debt |
a condition of owing more than one can pay back. [1/2 definitions] |
| make up |
to pay back. [1/4 definitions] |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which an institution, such as a bank, agrees to lend money so you can buy a property. The institution holds a claim to this property until you pay back all the money. |
| refund1 |
to return or pay back. [1/2 definitions] |
| refund2 |
to pay back (a debt) by borrowing anew. [1/2 definitions] |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). [2 definitions] |
| repay |
to pay back. [1/3 definitions] |
| requite |
to pay back; fulfill (a debt or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
| revenge |
to get even for or pay back by causing injury or harm. [1/4 definitions] |
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