Paying Back (Noun)
Meaning
A reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The group decided on a policy of paying back kindness with kindness and generosity with generosity.
- Paying back was not just about getting even, it was about maintaining a balance in their community.
- In return for the favor they did for us, we considered it our duty to do a favor for them, paying back in our own way.
- Their actions were seen as an attempt at paying back a long-standing debt of gratitude to the organization that had helped them in their time of need.
- After what they had done for him, he felt a strong urge to be paying back by doing something meaningful for someone else in return.