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paid one's debt to society

paid one's debt to society is the simple past and past participle of pay one's debt to society.

Meaning of pay one's debt to society

Verb

pay one's debt to society (third-person singular simple present pays one's debt to society, present participle paying one's debt to society, simple past and past participle paid one's debt to society)

  1. (idiomatic) To serve time in prison or a similar correctional facility.

Questions about paid one's debt to society

What is paid one's debt to society the simple past and past participle of?
Paid one's debt to society is the simple past and past participle of pay one's debt to society.

Words near paid one's debt to society in the dictionary

  1. paid no heed
  2. paid no mind
  3. paid off
  4. paid off old scores
  5. paid one's addresses
  6. paid one's debt to society
  7. paid one's dues
  8. paid one's own freight
  9. paid one's own way
  10. paid one's respects
  11. paid one's way

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