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repay

[ ri-pey ]

verb (used with object)

repaid, repaying.
  1. to pay back or refund, as money.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to make return for:

    She repaid the compliment with a smile.

  3. to make return to in any way:

    We can never repay you for your help.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. to return:

    to repay a visit.



verb (used without object)

repaid, repaying.
  1. to make repayment or return.

repay

/ °ùɪˈ±è±ðɪ /

verb

  1. to pay back (money) to (a person); refund or reimburse
  2. to make a return for (something) by way of compensation

    to repay kindness

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Derived Forms

  • °ù±ðˈ±è²¹²â²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
  • °ù±ðˈ±è²¹²â³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·±è²¹²âa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • °ù±ð·±è²¹²âa·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • °ù±ð·±è²¹²âm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
  • non°ù±ð·±è²¹²âa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôr±ð·±è²¹²âi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôr±ð·±è²¹¾±»å adjective
  • un°ù±ð·±è²¹²âa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-°ù±ð·±è²¹¾±»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of repay1

From the Middle French word repaier, dating back to 1520–30. See re-, pay 1
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Example Sentences

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Instead, a court-monitored receivership allows an attorney to auction off the company’s assets to repay investors and creditors.

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There is a "high degree of uncertainty" over how much of the hundreds of millions of pounds lent to sports bodies during the Covid pandemic will be repaid, says an influential group of MPs.

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The East Kent University Hospitals trust, where an inquiry found at least 45 babies could have survived, was also forced to repay £2m after falsely claiming it had met the safety criteria.

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However, he made only the first payment and then put their home on the market in an attempt to repay the rest.

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“You can never repay that, how people make you feel,†he said.

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