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Associations of "Pay back" (30 Words)

Associations of "Pay back" (30 Words)

anachronism	The action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong. The town is a throwback to medieval times an anachronism* that has survived the passing years.*
backslide	Drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards. There are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide.
backward	Having made less than normal progress. He was not backward* in displaying his talents.*
compensation	The action or process of awarding compensation. The compensation* of victims.*
degeneration	Deterioration and loss of function in the cells of a tissue or organ. Degeneration of the muscle fibres.
payoff	The final payment of a debt.
recession	The act of ceding back. The country is in the depths of a recession.
recompense	Restitution made or punishment inflicted for a wrong or injury. Offenders should recompense* their victims.*
refund	A repayment of a sum of money. You may be allowed to claim a refund* of the tax.*
regress	Calculate the coefficient or coefficients of regression of a variable against or on another variable. A planet regularly regresses.
regression	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state. The details recalled by Carol during the regression.
reimbursement	Compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc. Reimbursement of everyday medical costs.
relapse	Deteriorate in health. He relapsed into silence.
remuneration	The act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses. They work in excess of their contracted hours for no additional remuneration.
reparation	The act of putting something in working order again. The courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation* to his victim.*
repay	Make repayment for or return something. Most of his fortune had been spent repaying creditors.
requite	Make repayment for or return something. They are quick to requite* a kindness.*
restitution	A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury. Restitution of the damaged mucosa.
restoration	The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France in 1814 following the fall of Napoleon Louis XVIII was recalled from exile by Talleyrand. Published restorations are dodgy based on single bones.
retrace	To go back over again. I ve tried to retrace* some of her movements.*
retreat	Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. After the funeral he retreated to Scotland.
retrograde	Show retrograde motion. Retrograde arguments.
retrogression	Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form. A retrogression* to 19th century attitudes.*
retrospect	Contemplation of things past. In retrospect.
retrospective	Looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. Retrospective pay awards.
return	The action of returning something. The return* of spring.*
reversion	A property to which someone has the right of reversion. Parties buying and selling leases and reversions.
revert	Return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc. He reverted to his native language.
reward	Bestow honor or rewards upon. The emotional rewards of being a carer.
throwback	A reappearance of an earlier characteristic. The eyes could be an ancestral throwback.