re-payability

[ri-pey]

re·pay

[ri-pey] verb, re·paid, re·pay·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to pay back or refund, as money.
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.
4.
to return: to repay a visit.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make repayment or return.

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Re-payability is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1520–30; < Middle French repaier. See re-, pay1

re·pay·a·ble, adjective
re·pay·a·bil·i·ty, noun
re·pay·ment, noun
non·re·pay·a·ble, adjective
non·re·pay·ing, adjective
EXPAND
un·re·paid, adjective
un·re·pay·a·ble, adjective
well-re·paid, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. reimburse, indemnify. 3. requite, reward.

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