1. pay back: to give someone back
money that you have borrowed from them
例：
pay somebody back
I'll pay you back tomorrow. （我明天還你錢。）
pay back something
How are you going to pay back all that
money? （這些錢你打算怎么還？）
He's paid back about half of what he owes
us. （他欠我們的錢已經(jīng)還了差不多一半了。）
pay back a loan/debt etc.
After graduation, the student must begin to
pay back the loan. （學(xué)生畢業(yè)后就得開始償還助學(xué)貸款了。）
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2. repay: to pay a large amount of
money that you owe, especially to a bank
例：
The loan has to be repaid within two years.
（貸款要在兩年內(nèi)還清。）
There were doubts about the country's
ability to repay the debt. （大家都不確定這個國家是否真能還上錢。）
My parents lent me the money to buy a car,
and I repaid them over the next year. （我父母先借我買車的錢，我明年還他們。）
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3. pay off: to finish paying back an
amount of money that you have borrowed
例：
pay off a debt/loan/mortgage etc.
The mortgage will be paid off over
twenty-five years. （貸款將在25年內(nèi)還清。）
He paid off the loan six months early. （他提早半年還清了貸款。）
pay a debt/loan/mortgage etc. off
The country hopes to pay all its debts off
within twenty years. （這個國家想在20年內(nèi)還清外債。）
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4. pay up: to pay money that you
owe, especially when you do not want to or when you are late paying it
例：
If they don't pay up we will take legal
action. （他們要是不還錢，我們會采取法律手段。）
The company paid up eventually, but only after
repeated threats and reminders. （在不斷地警告威脅之后，這個公司最終還錢了。）
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5. settle:
settle an account/bill/loan etc.: to pay money that you owe someone - used especially in business
contexts
例：
Please settle this account within two weeks.
（請?jiān)趦芍軆?nèi)還清欠款。）
I settled the bill and left the restaurant.
（我把欠餐廳的飯錢結(jié)清之后就走了。）
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6. clear: to finally pay all the
money that you owe, after some time or with some difficulty 還清所有的欠款
例：
This check should clear my overdraft. （這張支票應(yīng)該夠把我透支的金額還清了。）
We're hoping that we can clear all our
debts by the end of the year. （我們希望今年之內(nèi)能還清所有欠款。）
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7. give somebody their money back/give somebody a refund: to give back to someone the money that they paid for something,
especially because they are not satisfied with what they bought or there is
something wrong with it
例：
It's the wrong size. Do you think they'll
give me my money back? （尺碼不對，你說他們會退錢給我嗎？）
We'll give you a refund if you're not
entirely satisfied. （如果你不是非常滿意，我們可以退錢給你。）
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8. rebate: an amount of money that
is paid back to you, especially because you have paid too much in taxes, rent
etc. 退稅
In American English a tax rebate is called
a ''tax refund''. （英式英語中，常用''tax rebate''；美式英語中，常用''tax refund''。）
例：
The Ford Citibank credit card offers a 5
percent rebate on the purchase of a new Ford car or truck. （如果用花旗銀行福特信用卡買全新的福特轎車或卡車，都將取得5%的退稅。）
tax/rent rebate
We were delighted to hear that we were
entitled to a tax rebate of over ￡1000. （得知我們將有￡1000多的退稅，我們很高興。）
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