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18:01 May 6, 2010
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English term or phrase: pay it forward
Definition from Wikipedia:
The expression "pay it forward" is used to describe the concept of asking that a good turn be repaid by having it done to others instead.

Example sentence(s):
  • It's part of a pay-it-forward project that started two years and 1,000 umbrellas ago and already is generating interest from around the world. Post-Gazette.com
  • If someone does you a big favour, don't pay it back... Pay It Forward*. Is it possible for one idea to change the world? Let's see... it worked in the film! planetsicknessbag.com
  • Philanthropic scholar Robert Payton explained serial reciprocity as, "the principle that says we should repay the good works done for us by the good works we, in turn, do for others" (Payton 1990, 1). Thus, in serial reciprocity, individuals "pay it forward" instead of paying it back. learningtogive.org
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Alejandro Cavalitto
Alejandro Cavalitto
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4doorgeven
Hendrien Stobbe


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doorgeven


Definition from ravelijn-doorgeven:
Doe iets goeds voor een ander. Vraag die ander, in plaats van iets terug te doen, voor anderen iets te betekenen. Iemand helpt jou en daarom help jij anderen.

Example sentence(s):
  • "zet je beste beentje voor en geeft het door!" - social innovations  
  • Doorgeven is iets goeds doen voor een ander en diegene inspireren ook iets goeds te doen voor anderen. Wij kopen nu een appeltaart in het café waar we zijn, nemen alledrie een stuk en de rest van de taart is voor de overige mensen, dat is doorgeven! - Wordpress  
Hendrien Stobbe
Germany
Local time: 23:32
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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