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repayable

American  
[ri-pay-uh-buhl] / rɪˈpeɪ ə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being repaid.

  2. required to be repaid.


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Ninety percent of the project is financed through a Russian loan repayable within 28 years with a 10-year grace period.

From Reuters Oct. 5, 2023

The government has announced a council tax rebate and repayable discount on energy bills, but is facing calls to go further now to help with costs.

From BBC May 3, 2022

Those whose employers have ceased withholding face a sheer cliff in take-home pay: Earn $103,999, you get the deferral — in effect, a temporary, repayable 7.65% bump in the paycheck.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2020

The EIC will also invest in start-up companies to help them scale up using “blended finance” — part grant and part repayable loan.

From Nature Jun. 7, 2018

It is repayable in weekly instalments at ten shillings a week,—the repayments commencing the very first week after the advance has been made.

From Thrift by Samuel Smiles

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