repay

[ ri-pey ]

/ rɪˈpeɪ /

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verb (used with object), re·paid, re·pay·ing.

to pay back or refund, as money.

to make return for: She repaid the compliment with a smile.

to make return to in any way: We can never repay you for your help.

to return: to repay a visit.

verb (used without object), re·paid, re·pay·ing.

to make repayment or return.

RELATED WORDS

refunded, remunerated

Nearby words

Origin of repay

From the Middle French word repaier, dating back to 1520–30. See re-, pay¹

SYNONYMS FOR repay

1. reimburse, indemnify. 3. requite, reward.

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Related forms

re·pay·a·ble, adjectivere·pay·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·pay·ment, nounnon·re·pay·a·ble, adjective

non·re·pay·ing, adjectiveun·re·paid, adjectiveun·re·pay·a·ble, adjectivewell-re·paid, adjective

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Examples from the Web for repaid

I think they looked at it as an opportunity to effectively get disguised financing…that is going to be repaid at a premium.
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This spring Tesla repaid its loan from the Department of Energy several years early and raised $1 billion in private capital.
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The credit system functions only if people can sleep at night secure in the knowledge that their loans will be repaid.
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Carl is repaid for his worldliness with failure and ignominy.
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Chrysler and GM have not repaid the bailout loans as is stated.
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Chavigni repaid the Cardinal with heartfelt gratitude, with firm adherence, and uncompromising service.
Richelieu, v. 1/3|G. P. R. James
The money was to be repaid, and the employment was at an end.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843|Various
It might one day respond, while certainly if it repaid warmly my love now, one day it would not.
The Damsel and the Sage|Elinor Glyn
Good, and for the first time burglary shall be repaid with gratitude.
The Colossus|Opie Read
It had been worth the doing, and her toil was repaid now a thousandfold.
The Girls of St. Cyprian's|Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for repaid

repay

/ (rɪˈpeɪ) /

verb -pays, -paying or -paid

to pay back (money) to (a person); refund or reimburse

to make a return for (something) by way of compensationto repay kindness

Derived Formsrepayable, adjectiverepayment, noun

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Word Origin and History for repaid

repay

mid-15c., from Old French repaier "pay back, give in return," from re- "back" (see re-) + payer "to pay" (see pay (v.)). Related: Repaid; repaying.