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re⋅pay

  [ri-pey] verb, -paid, -pay⋅ing.
Use repayment in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1520–30; < MF repaier. See re-, pay 1

Related forms:
re⋅pay⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅pay⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
re⋅pay⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. reimburse, indemnify. 3. requite, reward.
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re·pay   (rĭ-pā')   
v.   re·paid (-pād'), re·pay·ing, re·pays

v.   tr.

  1. To pay back: repaid a debt.

  2. To give back, either in return or in compensation: repay kindness with kindness.

  3. To make a return or compensation for: a company that repays hard work with bonuses.

  4. To make or do in return: repay a call.

v.   intr.
To make repayment or requital.
re·pay'a·ble adj., re·pay'ment n.
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Word Origin & History

repay 
1467 (implied in repayment), from O.Fr. repaier, from re- "back, again" + payer "to pay" (see pay).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Repayment

The act of paying back a debt.

Investopedia Commentary

Everyone has to repay their debts eventually.

See also: Debt, Defeasance, Loan

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