transitive verb
-·paid′, -·pay′ing- 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
- to make some return for; compensate: repay a kindness
- to give or make some return or recompense to (a person), as for some service
- to do or give (an equivalent) in return: to repay a visit
Origin of repay
Old French repaier- to make a repayment or return
- to reward or punish
