repay
verb (used with object)
to pay back or refund, as money.
is repaying
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present progressiveof repay (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In a time of rising costs, the danger is repaying old debts by using new debts and not breaking the cycle, said Rossman.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The U.S. government is repaying $920 million to TotalEnergies to give up offshore-wind leases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
After the Kings helped him unlock his potential, Darcy Kuemper is repaying Rob Blake and the franchise by posting some of the strongest numbers of his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
And Zaltzman feels he is repaying a debt to Smith, dating back to a fixture involving his county Surrey a number of years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024
He is telling himself how much he has loved that wicked one, how many have been his sacrifices for that wicked one, and that now that wicked one is repaying him simply with wickedness!
From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
