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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
/ °ùɪˈ±è±ðɪ /
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 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- repayable adjective
- repayability noun
- repayment noun
- nonrepayable adjective
- nonrepaying adjective
- unrepaid adjective
- unrepayable adjective
- well-repaid adjective
- °ù±ðˈ±è²¹²â²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
- °ù±ðˈ±è²¹²â³¾±ð²Ô³Ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
The debt was never repaid and the islands have remained part of Scotland ever since then.
While local voter-approved school bonds are paid for with higher property taxes, these judgment bonds are repaid out of the school system’s regular budget.
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.
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