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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
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹ⲹ, adjective
- ˈ貹⳾Գ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·貹a· adjective
- ·貹a·i·ٲ noun
- ·貹mԳ noun
- non·貹a· adjective
- ԴDzr·貹iԲ adjective
- ܲr·貹 adjective
- un·貹a· adjective
- ɱ-·貹 adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
According to plans, revenues collected from toll fees will repay the state-backed loans that were taken out to finance the construction, and Mr Vincentsen calculates that will take around four decades.
There is little risk a government will not repay the money, especially an economic superpower like the US.
The debt has been a source of anger among Haitians, who have called for France to repay the money.
Mexico has been forced to do that in the past — it first missed its deadline in 1997 — and has always repaid its debt.
There remain concerns over how some people have been forced to repay the allowance, after going only slightly over the earnings threshold.
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