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The phrase "asked to pay back" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a request or requirement for someone to return money or a favor that was previously given.
Example: "After reviewing the financial records, she was asked to pay back the loan she had taken out last year."
Alternatives: "requested to reimburse" or "instructed to return funds."
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Ms. Goode was immediately fired, and was asked to pay back the $34.97.
Hammond is being asked to pay back just $250,000; by comparison, you would have to embezzle tens of millions of dollars to get an equivalent sentence for corporate fraud in the same Manhattan courtroom.
They decide who will be paid quickly, who will be paid eventually, who will not be paid at all and who will be asked to pay back money they got years ago.
By the day of the results he promises to be able to answer what will happen to the pension and long-term bonuses outstanding to his predecessor, Peter Marks, who spent 45 years at the Co-op until he retired in May, and provide an update on the £31,000 Flowers is being asked to pay back.
The most important thing is that those who have borrowed and spent more than they've earned will NOT be asked to pay back their debts, and that our vital bankers will continue to earn their bonuses by leveraging themselves on the back of volatility and high inflation.
For those who keep a less-than-constant watch on parliamentary select committees, Miller is mainly remembered for the expenses scandal, in which it was revealed she had claimed £90,000 in second-home allowances for her parents' house, was asked to pay back half of it, and then had the repayment revised down by members of the select committee on standards to £5,800.
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But Matthew Chadwick, business restructuring partner at advisors BDO, said with the economy looking healthier, those with bad debts were now more likely to be asked to pay them back.
Even if share awards have been cashed and spent, bankers could be asked to pay the money back.
Now they're being asked to pay those loans back.
Given that the 0.3% of the people in the US who make over $1m a year had a great ride during the boom years, they owe it to the 99.7% who are being asked to pay more still now and cut back.
If you don't, you may be asked to pay a percentage of your payment back as taxes.
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