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re·pay
 repay
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- pronunciation:
- rih
peI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
repays, repaying, repaid |
| definition 1: |
to pay back (a loan or other debt).
He borrowed a lot of money but could not repay it.- synonyms:
- discharge, liquidate, pay, pay off, redeem, satisfy, settle
- similar words:
- compensate, make up, offset, recompense, reimburse, remunerate, repair, requite, return
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| definition 2: |
to make a payment to (someone) for something that is owed.
Please lend me this money and I'll repay you next month.- synonyms:
- compensate, recompense, reimburse, remunerate
- similar words:
- indemnify, make amends, make up, pay, pay off, redeem, redress, requite, return, satisfy, settle, square
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| definition 3: |
to do or give in return; reward.
We were taught to repay a good deed with another good deed.- synonyms:
- compensate, pay, return, reward
- similar words:
- compensate, remunerate, requite, retaliate
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| related words: |
pay, pay off, remit, retaliate, retire, reward |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a payment in return.
- synonyms:
- pay, reciprocate, recompense
- similar words:
- make amends, remit
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| related words: |
make amends |
adverb + (v.)repay
amply, eventually, ever, fully, never, partially, partly
(v.)repay
+ adverb
full, someday
(v.)repay
+ noun
amount,
bank,
billions,
bond,
bondholder,
bonus,
borrowing,
broker,
compliment,
contributor,
cost,
courage,
creditor,
debt,
deduction,
depositor,
developer,
devotion,
dollar,
earnings,
examination,
expense,
export,
favor,
fraction,
hospitality,
installment,
interest,
investment,
investor,
kindness,
lender,
loan,
loyalty,
money,
mortgage,
obligation,
peso,
portion,
principal,
proceed,
purchase,
revenue,
saving,
scholarship,
shame,
sum,
taxpayer,
treasury,
trust
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| derivations: |
repayable (adj.), repayment (n.) |
The word repay
contains the following part:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
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