pay someone/something back
phrasal verb with pay verb uk/peɪ/ us/peɪ/ paid | paid
B1 偿还（钱）;还（某人）钱
to pay someone the money that you owe them
Can you lend me a fiver? I'll pay you/it back tomorrow. 能借给我5块钱吗？我明天还你。
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- He still hasn't paid me back that money he owes me.
- If I could borrow 20 pounds I'll pay you back next week.
- She lent me some money last month and I forgot to pay her back.
- They promised to pay me back and they never did.
- I have borrowed money from people in the past but I've always paid them back.