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repay
[ri-pey]
verb (used with object)
to pay back or refund, as money.
Synonyms: ,to make return for.
She repaid the compliment with a smile.
to make return to in any way.
We can never repay you for your help.
Synonyms: ,to return.
to repay a visit.
verb (used without object)
to make repayment or return.
repay
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
to pay back (money) to (a person); refund or reimburse
to make a return for (something) by way of compensation
to repay kindness
Other Word Forms
- repayable adjective
- repayability noun
- repayment noun
- nonrepayable adjective
- nonrepaying adjective
- unrepaid adjective
- unrepayable adjective
- well-repaid adjective
- ˈ貹ⲹ adjective
- ˈ貹⳾Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
His brave and inspiring column revealing his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease repays that debt, and then some.
The GOP’s lame defense was that the PPP loans were not expected to be repaid, if they were used to keep the borrowers’ workers employed during the pandemic.
“I believe I made a good-faith effort to repay what I consumed that night,” Lee testified.
The union representative said he would "welcome" the vice-Chancellor volunteering to repay some of his salary.
On Monday, Hill was ordered to repay the money, which was left to her daughters Gemma and Jessica Thomas by their grandmother Margaret Hill.
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