Unpay

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To undo, take back, or cancel (a payment etc.).

    "Pay her the debt you owe her, and unpay the villany you have done her"

Example

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"Pay her the debt you owe her, and unpay the villany you have done her"

Etymology

From Middle English unpayen, unpaien, equivalent to un- + pay.

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