repay
verb (used with object)
to pay back or refund, as money.
repayment
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a word derived from
repay.
Example Sentences
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Graduates in England have among the highest levels of student debt in the developed world, with balances averaging over $70,000 when repayment starts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The lawsuit was filed ahead of an October deadline to finish the project or risk lenders’ demand for repayment from LINXS, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Oaktree got preferred stock, which includes a 10% cash dividend requirement and a repayment penalty that increases with each year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Governments have changed the repayment terms and increased interest rates after people had already signed up," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The mortgage bonds created from subprime home loans extended the logic invented to address the problem of early repayment to cope with the problem of no repayment at all.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
