repay
verb (used with object)
to pay back or refund, as money.
has repaid
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present perfectof repay (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Their daughter has repaid the loan in full, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Of the $5.4 million spent, he has repaid a portion, but still owes $4.35 million in restitution.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2024
White says Favre improperly received $1.1 million in welfare money for speaking engagements and Favre has repaid only part of it.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
But the 23-year-old has repaid the faith shown in him with two points from two matches with Hovland and Europe may well have found another successful partnership.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2023
God knows what love I have lavished upon him from the day that he was born, and with what ingratitude he has repaid me.
From Round the Block by John Bell Bouton
