give back
verb- To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.). · Give me back my book!
- To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success. · We organize this Thanksgiving dinner at the old-age home to give back to the community.
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I didn’t mind promising not to read any more like it, but it was _agonizing_ to give back that book without knowing how it turned out.
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