repay
verb (used with object)
to pay back or refund, as money.
repaid
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past participleof repay.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof repay.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
repayverb (used with object)to pay back or refund, as money.
Example Sentences
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AlixPartners' said there were now "insufficient funds" for preferential creditors to be repaid.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Finding ways to reduce credit-card balances and reducing credit-card usage that can’t be repaid monthly are “going to be even more important now,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
It isn’t clear whether the loan has yet been repaid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The lien generally doesn’t have to be repaid until the borrower sells the property, refinances the mortgage or otherwise triggers repayment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
She repaid the gift by giving it magnificent care, expert service and maintenance that was given with the emotionless precision of a mechanic.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
