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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Of the government relief funding provided to Alaska, it has repaid a secured loan of $135 million.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Of the $5.4 million spent, he has repaid a portion, but still owes $4.35 million in restitution.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2024
These state schools are owned and maintained by the private sector during the contract, until taxpayers' money has repaid the debt and the buildings go into state ownership.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024
Yellow has paid approximately $66 million in interest on the loan, but it has repaid just $230 of the principal owed on the loan, which comes due next year.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The kindness received in this home has repaid me a thousand times.
From A Day of Fate by Edward Payson Roe
