갚고

pay back, repay

→ 갚다
verb Rare #23,735
pay back, repay The -고 ending connects this verb to what follows, often meaning “and” or “then.”
KO: 빚을 갚고 새 차를 샀어요.
EN: I paid off my debt and bought a new car.
Conjugation of 갚다
Indicative present
Future
Optative future
Indicative future
Necessitative
갚고갚지
Purposive

일이 많다는 건 알지만, 여러분은 나를 구해 준 대가를 갚고 싶다고 했잖아요.

I know you have a lot on your plate, but you said you wanted to repay me for saving you.

언젠간 빚을 다 갚고 싶다

Someday, I want to pay off all my debts.

— 해피 투게더 (1997)