I will repay you by cutting your lawn free for a year. How's that?
•Can I repay you by taking you to dinner?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
repay */ — UK [rɪˈpeɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms repay : present tense I/you/we/they repay he/she/it repays present participle repaying past tense repaid UK [rɪˈpeɪd] / US past participle repaid 1) to give someone money that you have borrowed from… … English dictionary
repay — re|pay [ rı peı ] (past tense and past participle re|paid [ rı peıd ] ) verb transitive * 1. ) to give someone money that you have borrowed from them: The loan must be repaid in full. When do you think you will be able to repay us? 2. ) to reward … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
repay — re|pay [rıˈpeı] v past tense and past participle repaid [T] 1.) to pay back money that you have borrowed repay a loan/debt etc ▪ Your mortgage will be repaid over 25 years. repay sb sth ▪ I ll repay you the money you lent me next week. 2.) to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
repay — [[t]rɪpe͟ɪ[/t]] repays, repaying, repaid 1) VERB If you repay a loan or a debt, you pay back the money that you owe to the person who you borrowed or took it from. [V n] It will take 30 years to repay the loan... [V n] He advanced funds of his… … English dictionary
repay — /rɪ peɪ/ verb to pay something back, or to pay back money to someone ● to repay money owed ● The company had to cut back on expenditure in order to repay its debts. ♦ he repaid me in full he paid me back all the money he owed me … Dictionary of banking and finance
pay someone back — repay a loan to someone a regular amount was deducted from my wages to pay her back ■ figurative take revenge on someone a terrorist group had decided to pay him back for short changing them ■ reward someone for something done earlier I took Aunt … Useful english dictionary
repay — verb (past and past participle repaid) 1》 pay back (a loan). ↘pay back money owed to (someone). 2》 do or give something as recompense for (a favour or kindness received). 3》 Brit. be worth devoting time to (a specified action). Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
pay something back — REPAY, pay off, give back, return, reimburse, refund. → pay * * * repay a loan to someone the money should be paid back with interest | [with two objs.] they did pay me back the money * * * ˌpay sb ˈback (sth) | ˌpay sthˈback (to sb) derived to… … Useful english dictionary
recompense — 1. noun That which compensates for an injury. He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted as recompense was an apology. Syn: restitution 2. verb a) To reward or … Wiktionary
guarantee — See guaranty. American Banker Glossary The assumption of responsibility for payment of a debt or performance of some obligation if the liable party fails to perform to expectations. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Financial security required for… … Financial and business terms
know — know1 W1S1 [nəu US nou] v past tense knew [nju: US nu:] past participle known [nəun US noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(have information)¦ 2¦(be sure)¦ 3¦(be familiar with somebody/something)¦ 4¦(realize)¦ 5¦(skill/experience)¦ 6¦(know somebody s qualities)¦ 7… … Dictionary of contemporary English
