pay back

“If he were to conserve energy, then he would have to pay back some of his LQA to the government at the end of each year, he said.”

Stars and Stripes

“You can choose to pay back the loan with regular deductions from your paycheck so that you don’t need to concern yourself with lumpsum payments every quarter.”

Simon & Schuster: MORE WEALTH WITHOUT RISK

“Going further, he will pay back to her every cent that ever came from Wiegand's till.”

Prejudices : first series,

“The last step in Henry Ballinger’s march toward self-destruction was his inability to pay back the money loaned to him by the wealthiest nobleman in the region, Edward Ashton, Duke of Exmoor.”

Simon & Schuster: The Pleasure Seekers

“Understood the half-hate, the resentment, the desire to pay back the lonely years.”

The Thorn Birds

“You wish a thousand tarns tanned in one afternoon? ” “He is a magician! ” said Marcus. “You wish Ar to escape the yoke of Cos? ” I asked the fellow. “Certainly, ” he said. “What we have in mind may help to bring that about, ” I said. “Speak, ” he said. “You know that Ar refused to support Ar†™ s Station in the north and that her loyalty to the state of Ar cost her her walls and her Home Stone? ” “Yes, ” he said. “I know that, but I am not supposed to know that. ” “Ar owes fidelity and courage of Ar†™ s Station much, ” I said. “Granted, ” he said. “Would you like to pay back a part of the debt which Ar owes Ar†™ s Station? ””

Magicians of Gor

“His reasoning was specious, but pardonably so; had the consul and the urban praetor been involved in the escalation of the grain price, they would now be sitting back picking their teeth contentedly rather than chasing their tails to find the cash to pay back loans.”

The First Man in Rome