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re⋅pay
[ri-pey]
verb, -paid, -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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Repay
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. If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place, such sum or sums. --Shak. 2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury. Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection. --Rambler. 3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt. Syn: To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : repay
Spanish:
devolver, pagar,
German:
zurückzahlen,
Japanese:
返済する
repay
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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