pay back

Example Sentences

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The court ruling didn’t address whether the government will have to pay back the tariff revenue it already has collected.

From The Wall Street Journal

The couple have said they had since been able to reach out to the staff member to share their gratitude and pay back the £44.

From BBC

The ruling didn’t directly address whether the government will have to pay back the tariff revenue it has already collected.

From The Wall Street Journal

She’s also worried that her publisher is going to make her pay back the advance for the book about Plath and Hughes that she’s been unable to make any headway on.

From Los Angeles Times

Also authored by Harabedian, AB 238 prohibited mortgage lenders and servicers from requiring borrowers to pay back any forbearance in a lump sum, but it otherwise did not specify repayment terms.

From Los Angeles Times