repayverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈpeɪ/us/rɪˈpeɪ/repaid, repaidB2 to pay back or to reward someone or something:
He had to sell his car to repay the bank loan.
She repaid the loan to her mother.
[ + two objects ] She repaid her mother the loan.
How can I ever repay you for all your kindness?
More examples
- The loan must be repaid within a specified period.
- They've threatened to harm him if he doesn't repay the money.
- He said he'd repay the money the next day, and true to his word , he gave it all back to me the following morning.
- What are you able to provide as a surety that you will repay the loan?
- Thank you so much for your help - I hope one day I'll be able to repay the compliment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Paying money
- ante
- chargeable
- congestion charge
- demurrage
- disburse
- discharge
- disgorge
- expense
- fork
- fork out sth
- overspend
- pay up
- put sth down 1
- repayable
- self-financing
- sink
- spring
- square
- tip
- worth
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Idiom(s)
repay sb's effort, time, attention, etc.