paying forward

A form of pay forward — To propagate goodwill by helping another person in turn, after having been the recipient of help or a good deed.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pay forward
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paying forward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paying%20forward

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“paying forward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paying%20forward. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paying forward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paying%20forward.

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