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repay definition

re·pay (ri pā′)

transitive verb repaid -·paid′, repaying -·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

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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.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

repay Usage Examples

Object

  • overpayment: Once we have agreed the correct claim you will need to repay any overpayment of tax credits.

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

  • promptly: We shall promptly repay to you any sums paid by you or on your behalf under or in relation the agreement.
  • amply: But every one smiled on him and gave him kindly words, and Claus felt amply repaid for his long journey.

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.
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