Word info

pay forward

Verb

Meaning

pay forward (third-person singular simple present pays forward, present participle paying forward, simple past and past participle paid forward)

(transitive) Having been the recipient of help or a good deed, to propagate goodwill by helping another person in turn.
pay it forward

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

What you can't pay back you pay forward. Jo Walton

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