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pays one's debt to society

pays one's debt to society is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pays one's debt to society

What is pays one's debt to society the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pays one's debt to society is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay one's debt to society.

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

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

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