How do you say “pay back” in Vietnamese?

“Pay back” in Vietnamese is trả (to return).

Vietnamese words for “pay back”

• trảListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaː˧˩] · Saigon [ʈaː˨˩˦]trả dipping

  to return; to give back

  for “pay back” meaning: To pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed.

Related Vietnamese words

• báo đápListenverb

  to repay; to requite; to pay back

• trả lạiListenverb

  to give back; to return; to restore

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.