repay
verb (used with object)
to pay back or refund, as money.
had repaid
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past perfectof repay.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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As of August, it said it had repaid $7.5 billion of debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
The annual report said Emirates had repaid $2.6 billion of that loan during the last financial year.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
On Aug. 15, Angel Studios announced that it had repaid each crowdfunding investor’s original investment, plus a 20% profit.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2023
The party had repaid about half of the loan by November of that year, but Mr Yousaf admitted last week that it still owed money to Mr Murrell.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023
Instead he had done a friend’s duty, helping me pass a difficult time, and I had repaid him with lies.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
