单词 | repaying |
释义 | repayingn. The action of repay v.1; repayment. Also: an instance of this. ΚΠ 1531 Wriothesley Deeds (Hampshire Rec. Office: 5M53/319) Aul other deutyes..stodyth bound for the repayyng. 1582 in Bible (Rheims) Matt. vi. (Annot.) This repaying and rewarding of good workes in heauen, often mentioned here by our Sauiour, declareth that the sayd workes are meritorious, and that we may doe them in respect of that reward. 1624 G. Carleton Thankfull Remembrance xi. 129 Touching..the repaying of the money, they answered that the Spaniard might demand so many myriads of crowns to be from the Queene repayed him, as the Belgick warre hath cost him. a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip III (1783) iii. 192 For some years, the repaying of these sums was the only assistance in money which he afforded them. 1893 Law Times 28 Oct. 296/2 A transaction which is not in fact a repaying of money and a re-lending of it. 1921 Asia Dec. 1038/2 The collecting of the Chinese revenues earmarked to go into the fund for the repaying of those sums. 2004 T. Sowell Basic Econ. (rev. ed.) iv. xii.191 The repaying of the investment is not a matter of morality, but of economics. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). repayingadj. That makes repayment; that pays something back. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable winning1435 lucrous1511 beneficial1526 lucrative1526 gainful1561 profitful1568 gainsome1579 profiting1590 requiteful1607 pennisome1631 lucriferous1648 opulent1648 emolumental1664 quick1681 well-metalleda1734 pay-rent1742 profitable1758 emolumentary1775 remunerative1813 economical1815 repaying1820 well-paying1832 benefited1837 paying1841 payable1855 money-making1887 economic1899 bankable1927 megadollar1963 money-spinning1973 1820 L. Hunt Indicator I. 112 This is not a repaying sorrow to dwell upon. 1883 Cent. Mag. Oct. 814/1 It is..probably a more repaying industry than orange-growing. 1922 J. Buchan Huntingtower xi. 220 The invalid..in the parlour was not a repaying subject. 2004 Irish News (Nexis) 14 June 39 Mr Boyle also condemned the IMF's Poverty Reduction Programmes..ostensibly put in place to assist repaying countries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1531adj.1820 |
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