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Meaning of pay it forward | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of pay forward.

Examples

“The study authors, citing other examples of "pay it forward" kindness at fast food restaurants and their own experiments encouraging subjects to help others, write: "Why, in the absence of external sanctions and opportunities for reciprocation, do people help strangers? One possible explanation is that helping is driven by receiving or observing help. In other words, generosity towards strangers may be socially contagious."”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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