Repay definition
To pay back.
Repaid a debt.
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To give back, either in return or in compensation.
Repay kindness with kindness.
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To make a return or compensation for.
A company that repays hard work with bonuses.
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To make or do in return.
Repay a call.
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To make repayment or requital.
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To pay (money borrowed in the past) to (a person, bank, etc. that loaned it)
Please repay the loan fully next week; I repaid her last week.
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To make some return for; compensate.
Repay a kindness.
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To give or make some return or recompense to (a person), as for some service.
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To do or give (an equivalent) in return.
To repay a visit.
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To make a repayment or return.
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To reward or punish.
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To pay back.
I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.
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