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repay Definition

re·pay (ri pā′)

transitive verb -·paid′, -·pay′·ing

    1. to pay back (money); refund
    2. to pay back (a person)
  2. to make some return for; compensate repay a kindness
  3. to give or make some return or recompense to (a person), as for some service
  4. to do or give (an equivalent) in return to repay a visit

Etymology: OFr repaier

intransitive verb

  1. to make a repayment or return
  2. to reward or punish

repay Related Forms
re·pay′·able adjective re·pay′·ment noun
repay Synonyms

repay

v.

  1. To pay back

    reimburse, recompense, refund, return, indemnify, give back, make amends, requite, compensate, square oneself*, settle up*; see also pay 1.

  2. To retaliate

    get even with, square accounts, reciprocate; see revenge. See syn. study at pay.

repay Usage Examples

Used with why or when

  • when: Loans will only have to be repaid when the graduate is earning above a set level.

Object

  • overpayment: Once we have agreed the correct claim you will need to repay any overpayment of tax credits.
  • debt: In a real sense, Scott was repaying a debt to mainland Europe.
  • loan: You then repay the loan over an agreed period at a fixed rate of interest.
  • mortgage: You can have your mortgage repaid in 18 to 19 years.
  • indebtedness: The net proceeds of the sale will be used to repay indebtedness.
  • borrowing: We have deployed some of our new equity initially to repay borrowings.

Preposition: at

  • par: The stock will be repaid at par on 7 December 2007.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • outstanding: If you wish to apply for another Nationwide credit card you must close this account and repay all amounts outstanding.

Modifying Another Word

  • amply: But every one smiled on him and gave him kindly words, and Claus felt amply repaid for his long journey.
  • handsomely: A group that used this as a study guide would be repaid handsomely.
  • promptly: We shall promptly repay to you any sums paid by you or on your behalf under or in relation the agreement.
  • immediately: You must immediately repay any amount over your Credit Limit in addition to the minimum monthly payment.
  • gradually: There has been no new non-marketable borrowing since the 1980s, and the debt is being gradually repaid under fixed amortization schedules.
  • fully: However, the loan must be fully repaid within a year or the life of the season ticket.

Preposition: after

  • graduation: Fees will not have to be paid up front but may be added to your student loan and repaid after graduation.

Subject

  • installment: It is repaid by monthly installments over, typically, 25 years.

Preposition: in

  • installment: Loans are repaid in monthly installments over an agreed period.

Preposition: from

  • proceed: ISA Mortgage A mortgage, which will be repaid from the proceeds of an ISA.

Preposition: by

  • installment: It is repaid by monthly installments over, typically, 25 years.