paying back

Example Sentences

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When consumers are working, they are spending, saving and paying back their loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Capital One felt so good about how borrowers are paying back credit cards and auto loans that it released $760 million it had been holding back to cover potential losses.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

“As long as interest rates are lower, borrowing costs are managed and as long as you’re paying back the debt.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

As well as eventually paying back the value of the bond, governments pay interest at regular intervals so investors receive a stream of future payments.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

“I’m paying back a bit of debt. My wife fell sick, and we had to pay the doctor and buy medicine.”

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins