1. in kind to pay in kind; in the same way, by means (return, repayment, response, return); As it is, so it is
Farmers often like to pay their bills in kind.
Farmers are often willing to pay in kind.
They paid their taxes in kind.
They pay their taxes in kind.
Inflation and the shortage of banknotes has forced factories to pay their workers in kind.
Inflation and a shortage of paper money forced factories to pay their workers in kind.
They hurled defiant taunts at the riot police, who responded in kind.
They provoked and yelled at the riot police, who also scolded them back.
Mr. Robinson wants to pay in kind for the bike.
Mr. Robinson wanted to get the bike in kind in exchange.
I paid him back in kind for hitting me.
I repaid him in the same way.
Blood debts must be paid in kind.
Blood debts must be paid with blood.
2. in a kind (sense); There are a few points
I like her in a kind, but she is ugly.
I kind of like her, but she's ugly. Concise English-Chinese Dictionary
He is a scholar in a kind.
In a sense, he was a scholar.
He is a philosopher in a kind.
In a sense, he was a philosopher.