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repayable

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

adjective

  1. capable of being repaid.

  2. required to be repaid.


Other Word Forms

  • non-repayable adjective
  • unrepayable adjective

Example Sentences

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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 Smiles, Samuel