Example Sentences

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The crisis comes when people stop believing this will be repaid in real money.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Under the scheme, the government will take an equity share in the property, typically to be repaid upon its sale.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

When lending rises rapidly, watch out: Much of it won’t get repaid.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Cash interest and dividends will come in as long as borrowers have the cash flow, but PIK collection depends on investments getting repaid, refinanced or sold, he notes.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Morgan Stanley was making a bet not on the entire pool of subprime home loans but on the few loans in the pool least likely to be repaid.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis