repay

[ri-pey]

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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.

Origin of repay

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

Related formsre·pay·a·ble, adjectivere·pay·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·pay·ment, nounnon·re·pay·a·ble, adjectivenon·re·pay·ing, adjectiveun·re·paid, adjectiveun·re·pay·a·ble, adjectivewell-re·paid, adjective

Synonyms for repay

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

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Related Words for repaid

refunded, remunerated

Examples from the Web for repaid

Contemporary Examples of repaid

I think they looked at it as an opportunity to effectively get disguised financing…that is going to be repaid at a premium.
How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches
ProPublica
March 13, 2014
This spring Tesla repaid its loan from the Department of Energy several years early and raised $1 billion in private capital.
Tesla’s Rise Forces Other Automakers to Up Their Electric Car Game
Daniel Gross
September 25, 2013
The credit system functions only if people can sleep at night secure in the knowledge that their loans will be repaid.
China’s Market Shivers and the World Freaks Out
Daniel Gross
June 24, 2013
Carl is repaid for his worldliness with failure and ignominy.
American Dreams: ‘O Pioneers!’ by Willa Cather
Nathaniel Rich
February 27, 2013
Chrysler and GM have not repaid the bailout loans as is stated.
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Mark McKinnon
March 21, 2012

Historical Examples of repaid

It was good to see the loving look that reproved and repaid him.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
I don't know what they'll do about it; the money has been repaid.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
Never, never, never has a single centime been repaid by a single one of these borrowers.
In the Heart of Vosges
Matilda Betham-Edwards
This brief interview has more than repaid me for all that I have ever suffered.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
Mr Flintwinch, to whom these words were spoken, repaid the stranger's wonder in full.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for repaid

repay

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.