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.

Nearby words

repartee, repartition, repass, repast, repatriate, repay, repeal, repeat, repeat oneself, repeated, repeater

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 repayment

In March, the company made an arrangement to accelerate the repayment date to 2017 – five years ahead of schedule.
Tesla Motors will repay government loan nine years early|Daniel Gross|May 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Republicans often insist that veterans should stand at the front of the repayment queue.
Who Doesn't Get Paid if We Cross the Debt Ceiling?|David Frum|January 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But because the grant money is gone, it will be Italian citizens who will have to shoulder the repayment.
The Mafia-Built Highway That Could Cost Italy $471 Million|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They include executive orders to help homeowners with their mortgages and students with the repayment of loans.
Why President Obama Loaded His State of the Union With Small Initiatives|Eleanor Clift|January 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He was known to give money to local businesses and not ask for repayment.
Yakuza Goes Hollywood|Jake Adelstein|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They lent for nothing, but exacted damages for all delay in repayment.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe|James Harvey Robinson
Friendship is a kind of exchange--equal between equals, and proportional between unequals; a repayment.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various
This repayment to the fund has been kept in bank until after this conference.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various
The delay of your letter will apologize for this delay of the repayment.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
The loans raised for expenditure on the Irish famine were charged by England on the Irish taxes for repayment.
Irish Nationality|Alice Stopford Green

British Dictionary definitions for repayment

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 Forms

repayable, adjectiverepayment, noun

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repay

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

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

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Origin of repay

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British Dictionary definitions for repayment

repay

verb -pays, -paying or -paid

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