pay back

Main Entry:
exchange [iks-cheynj]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: trade
Synonyms: alternate, bandy, bargain, barter, buy and sell, cash in, castle, change, change hands, commute, contact with, convert into, correspond, deal in, displace, flip-flop, give and take, go over to, hook up, horse trade, interchange, invert, link up, market, network, pass to, pay back, rearrange, reciprocate, replace, return the compliment, reverse, revise, seesaw, shift, shuffle, shuttle, substitute, swap, swap horses, switch, traffic, transact, transfer, transpose, truck, turn the tables
Antonyms: hold, keep
Main Entry: get back at
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: settle a score
Synonyms: be avenged, get even, pay back, retaliate, revenge, take vengeance
Main Entry: pay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: get revenge
Synonyms: avenge oneself, get even, make up for, pay back, pay one's dues, punish, reciprocate, recompense, repay, requite, retaliate, settle a score, square, square things
Main Entry: refund
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: return money; rebate
Synonyms: adjust, balance, compensate, give back, honor a claim, indemnify, make amends, make good, make repayment, make up for, pay back, recompense, recoup, redeem, redress, reimburse, relinquish, remit, remunerate, repay, restore, reward, settle
Notes: a rebate is a partial repayment, whereas a refund is a repayment of the total purchase price
Main Entry: render
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: contribute
Synonyms: cede, deliver, distribute, exchange, furnish, give, give back, give up, hand over, impart, make available, make restitution, minister, part with, pay, pay back, present, provide, relinquish, repay, restore, return, show, submit, supply, surrender, swap, tender, trade, turn over, yield
Antonyms: remove, take
Main Entry: repay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give back money or possession
Synonyms: accord, award, balance, compensate, indemnify, make amends, make restitution, make up for, offset, pay back, pay dues, rebate, recompense, refund, reimburse, remunerate, requite, restore, return, reward, settle up, square*
Antonyms: deprive, extort, penalize, seize, steal, take
Main Entry: repay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: get even; obtain restitution for past injustice
Synonyms: avenge, even the score, get back at, get revenge, make reprisal, pay back, reciprocate, requite, retaliate, return, return the compliment, revenge, settle the score, square accounts
Antonyms: leave alone
Main Entry: retaliate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: get even with someone
Synonyms: even the score, exact retribution, get, get back at, give and take, make reprisal, pay, pay back, reciprocate, recompense, repay, requite, retrospect, return, return the compliment, revenge, revive, settle, square accounts, strike back, take an eye for an eye, take revenge, turn the tables on, turn upon, wreak vengeance
Antonyms: forgive, pardon, sympathize
Main Entry: return
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give back, send back
Synonyms: bestow, carry back, convey, give, hand back, make restitution, pay back, put back, react, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, reestablish, refund, reimburse, reinsert, reinstate, remit, render, repay, replace, requite, reseat, restitute, restore, retaliate, roll back, send, take back, thrust back, toss back, transmit
Antonyms: keep, take
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