pay back

These are not the instruments of vengeance like Gaetz, Gabbard et al, who Trump wants to use to pay back his enemies.

Lots of people are still struggling to pay back debts that built up over the last few years.

He was not informed the car dealership was being paid 25% commission, which was added on to what he had to pay back.

The more likely scenario is that the park’s assets and land, which were recently valued around $21 million, will be liquidated to pay back his debtors.

That was despite a 2021 report from a cross-party group of MPs that recommended the government stop taking money out and pay back some of what it had already received.