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pay back

verb as in fix

verb as in get back at

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Once the shutdown ends and workers receive back pay, employees need to pay back their unemployment benefits.

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The e-commerce giant will pay a $1 billion civil penalty, the largest in FTC history, and create a $1.5 billion fund to pay back to consumers, according to court documents.

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The company also vowed to pay back financing costs for those JLR suppliers who use the scheme during the restart phase.

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The council said on a case-by-case basis it sometimes gives people extra time to pay back their council tax, or helps them find ways to reduce their bill.

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Clearsprings and one other provider have said they will pay back some profits, above margins set out in the Home Office contracts, but the government has not clarified if this has happened.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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