repay
1repay — re‧pay [rɪˈpeɪ] verb repaid PTandPP [transitive] FINANCE to pay back money that has been borrowed: • The funds will be used to repay short term debt. repay somebody something …
2Repay — Re*pay (r? p? ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repaid} ( p?d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repaying}.] [Pref. re + pay: cf. F. repayer.] 1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced. [1913 Webster] If you repay me not on such a day, In such a… …
3repay — [ri pā′] vt. repaid, repaying [OFr repaier] 1. a) to pay back (money); refund b) to pay back (a person) 2. to make some return for; compensate [repay a kindness] 3. to give or make some return or recomp …
4repay — [v1] give back money or possession accord, award, balance, compensate, indemnify, make amends, make restitution, make up for, offset, pay back, pay dues, rebate, recompense, refund, reimburse, remunerate, requite, restore, return, reward, settle… …
5repay — ► VERB (past and past part. repaid) 1) pay back (a loan). 2) pay back money owed to. 3) do or give something as recompense for (a favour or kindness received). 4) be worth subjecting to (a specified action): these sites would repay more detailed… …
6repay — I verb avenge, compensate, get even, give back, give in exchange, indemnify, make amends, make payment, make reparation, make requital, make restitution, pay back, pay in kind, punish, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, redciere, refund, reimburse …
7repay — mid 15c. (implied in repayment), from O.Fr. repaier, from re back, again + payer to pay (see PAY (Cf. pay)) …
8repay — *pay, compensate, remunerate, recompense, satisfy, reimburse, indemnify Analogous words: balance, offset, *compensate: accord, award (see GRANT vb) …
9repay — v. 1) (A) she repaid the money to me; or: she repaid me the money 2) (D; tr.) to repay for (I repaid him for his expenses) 3) (D; tr.) to repay to (to repay one s debt to society) * * * [rɪ peɪ] or: she repaid me the money (A) she repaid the… …
10repay — 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… …
