repay
verb (used with object)
to pay back or refund, as money.
were repaying
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past progressiveof repay.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As in many similar cases, the amount of money people started off borrowing was low, but because they were repaying 40% interest on top of the capital, it snowballed from there.
From BBC ● May 4, 2024
"We were repaying more than we earnt," they said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
Mr. Parker said he was also concerned that Bank of America might overstate the consumer relief it was providing in cases where borrowers were repaying their unsecured debts in a court-approved bankruptcy plan.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2015
The Americans were repaying their debt of obligations, but with an important difference.
From The United States of America, Part 1 by Edwin Erle Sparks
His mind-probing had convinced him they were high enough in the scale of evolution to know the meaning of gratitude, and he could tell they were repaying his kindness with co-operation.
From Man of Many Minds by E. Everett (Edward Everett) Evans
