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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After the scandal broke, Kremlev said that Trump Jr. had repaid him for the wedding expenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
As of August, it said it had repaid $7.5 billion of debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
He said Mr Raza had repaid £258,000 but that the advice centre had now handed the case over to the National Crime Agency.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2024
The annual report said Emirates had repaid $2.6 billion of that loan during the last financial year.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
She had given him her cakes in the train station, and her shoes, and he had repaid her by stealing rice!
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
