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| bum |
(informal) to ask for and obtain without intending to repay. [1/5 definitions] |
| compensate |
to pay or repay; recompense. . [1/4 definitions] |
| debt |
an obligation to repay or recompense. [2/3 definitions] |
| make it up to (someone) |
to repay (someone) in some way for a wrong, or perceived wrong, done to that person. |
| mooch |
(slang) to get by begging, or by borrowing without intending to repay or return. [1/5 definitions] |
| owe |
to be obligated to repay. [1/4 definitions] |
| pay back |
to return what is owed or borrowed; repay. |
| promissory note |
a written promise to pay or repay a specified sum to a designated person at a specified time or on demand. |
| recompense |
to repay (someone) for giving aid or service, or for incurring costs or inconvenience on one's behalf. [2/4 definitions] |
| repaid |
past tense and past participle of repay. |
| repayable |
combined form of repay. |
| satisfy |
to repair or repay (a wrong, debt, or the like). [1/5 definitions] |
| scrounge |
to borrow without intending to return or repay; take at someone else's expense. [2/5 definitions] |
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