单词 | repayment |
释义 | repaymentn. 1. a. The action or an act of repaying money, or its equivalent; payment back of money given or lent. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > repayment again-gift1340 repayment1421 recompense1439 refoundiment1555 paying back1598 refaction1640 refundment1665 refund1711 recouperation1865 recoup1904 balloon1972 1421 Rolls of Parl.: Henry V (Electronic ed.) Parl. Dec. 1421 §10. m. 6 That moneie that so excedithe stonde, and be to the avantage of the paier of the same, in allouance or repaiement to hym to bemade by the resceyvour of the same. 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 387 (MED) Euery man..shalle have repayment of suche a summe as he hath payde. 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 8 Bondes for suertie perfite and sure repayment of..money lent. 1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 62 I can forthwith give you my obligation for repayment of the principalls with the loane. 1649 King Charles II in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 327 I desire you..to lend me five hundred pounds, whereof I promise you..very faithfull repayment. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 90 She promised them both men and money, for their assistance, they giving caution for repayments. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. ii. ii. 359 The easy terms upon which the Scotch banking companies accept of re-payment are..peculiar to them. View more context for this quotation 1797 Encycl. Brit. XII. 367/1 With condition to be void on repayment of the mortgage-money. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) II. 50 Those estates which are held as a security or pledge for the repayment of money. 1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 29 264 Upon Russell's re-payment of the same rent to Hampton. 1939 Amer. Anthropologist 41 63 In some regions transfers outside of the direct line of descent might be made: in a repayment of a bride-price, for example. 1962 P. C. Lloyd Yoruba Land Law iii. 318 A creditor must only accept repayment from the person(s) who received the loan or from the heirs. 2003 BusinessWeek 21 July 40/3 Despite high rates of repayment, few microcredit banks make money. b. A sum of money paid in discharge of a debt or loan. ΚΠ 1758 J. Massie Plan Establishm. Charity-houses 124 The principal Sums so borrowed should likewise be paid out of the same Fund, by annual Repayments not exceeding Ten per Cent, per Annum. 1884 Law Times 51 521/1 Monthly repayments of 7l. 7s. throughout the term of twelve years. 1955 Times 15 July 15/2 Our claims for refund of taxation..were finalized with the Inland Revenue, resulting in a net repayment of £76,347. 1982 Financial Times 2 July ii. 16/1 The directors..are proposing..a cash capital repayment of 15p per share. 2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 22 June (Money & You section) 3/1 For maximum tax benefit he should ensure that the investment loan repayments are interest only. 2. figurative. Return, recompense; spec. the action of giving anything due or deserved, as a reward for service, kindness, effort, etc., or as retribution for a wrong done. Also: an instance or example of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun] > requital or repayment payment1389 acquitment1431 acquittala1475 quittal1474 requital1556 repayment1561 requite1561 quittancea1593 repay1753 requit1786 repayal1829 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [noun] shipec1000 rightOE yielda1200 hire?c1225 foryieldinga1300 tithinga1300 rentc1300 lowera1325 guerdon?a1366 recompensationa1382 retributionc1384 reward?1387 reguerdona1393 rewardon?a1400 mercimonyc1400 pensionc1400 remunerationc1400 recompensec1425 wardonc1480 salary1484 premiationa1513 requital1556 repayment1561 requite1561 renumeration1572 remisea1578 lieu1592 reguerdonment1599 gratulation1611 muneration1611 requit1786 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. xv. f. 193v Our workes, if there be any, which folow ye free calling of God, are repayment & det: but the giftes of God are grace & bountifulnesse & the greatnesse of liberall geuing. 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 30 In repayment of my trauell..you commaunded I should dine at your table. 1655 R. Boyle Partenissa i. 291 sig. Qq Furins..soone rallyed his men, and then gave us so vigorous a repayment that wee found it high tyme to give the signall for..our Reserue. 1796 M. C. de Crespigny Pavilion III. viii. 147 Satisfied with an avowal of their obligations, and considering that as ample repayment for the most liberal kindness, [they] did not scruple acting by her in such a manner, as cruelly wounded their benefactress. 1819 P. B. Shelley Julian & Maddalo 400 Was it I who wooed thee to this breast, Which like a serpent thou envenomest As in repayment of the warmth it lent? 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour xii. lxviii. 386 With..the repayment of the kiss Lucy had advanced. 1886 E. A. Allen Silver Bridge 32 Asking for all this fragrance, bloom, and song Not even the small repayment of a smile. 1953 R. May Man's Search vii. 244 Many parents expect that the child love them as a repayment for their taking care of him. 1960 M. Magnusson & H. Palsson tr. Njal's Saga 228 It is poor repayment for the chieftancy I entrusted to you that you have administered it so feebly. 2008 Daily News (New Plymouth, N.Z.) (Nexis) 1 Mar. 9 I feel a lot of pressure to get everything right as a form of repayment for the kindness the crew has extended to me. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1882 Leisure Hour 483/2 The repayment money is not returned in cash, but in cups, a watch, or some other article of equivalent value. 1914 Amer. Econ. Rev. 4 966 Repayment plans are also flexible. 1955 Times 10 May 17/6 Our borrowers generally have met the repayment instalments on their loans with a commendable promptitude. 1983 Scotsman 24 Jan. 9/5 Those paying off their mortgages through the repayment method have the right not to change to the new MIRAS system. 2003 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 21 Sept. v. 3/1 The repayment period on a typical student loan is 10 years. C2. repayment mortgage n. Finance (chiefly British) a mortgage in which the borrower repays the capital and interest together in regular instalments over a fixed period. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > loan > on security > mortgage > type of repayment mortgage1933 endowment mortgage1965 option mortgage1966 shared equity mortgage1974 shared appreciation mortgage1976 1933 Times 24 May 30/7 (advt.) Permanent and repayment mortgages at 5 per cent. per. ann. 1974 Listener 24 Jan. 98/3 A building society prefers its borrowers..to stick to the simple repayment mortgage: paying back the advance over a period by monthly instalments of capital and interest combined. 2007 Independent 10 Feb. (Save & Spend section) 3/6 I dare say relatively few people are aware that in a typical repayment mortgage, each payment..is not due until the end of the ‘rest period’, be it day, month or year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1421 |
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