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re·pay  (r-p)

v. re·paid (-pd), 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.

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re·paya·ble adj.

re·payment n.

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repay

Verb

[-paying, -paid]

1. to refund or reimburse

2. to make a return for (something): to repay hospitality

repayable adj
repayment n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	repay - pay back; "Please refund me my money" give back, refund, return pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" reimburse - pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?" restitute, restore - give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"
	2.	repay - make repayment for or return something requite give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"
	3.	repay - act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions pay back, reward act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	4.	repay - answer back retort, rejoin, riposte, come back, return answer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

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repay

verb 1. pay back, refund, settle up, return, square, restore, compensate, reimburse, recompense, requite, remunerate

verb 2. reward, make restitution

Translations

repay [riːˈpeɪ] vt (irreg like pay) [+ money]; devolver, reembolsar [+ person]; pagar [+ debt]; liquidar [+ sb's efforts]; devolver, corresponder a

repay [riːˈpeɪ] vt irreg like pay) [+ money, creditor]; rembourser [+ sb's efforts]; récompenser

repay [riːˈpeɪ] irreg like pay) vt → zurückzahlen;

(sb's efforts, attention) → belohnen;

(favour) → erwidern;

I'll repay you next week → ich zahle es dir nächste Woche zurück

repay [riːˈpeɪ] vt (irreg) [+ money, creditor]; rimborsare, ripagare [+ sb's efforts]; ricompensare

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repay

v repay [riˈpei]

to pay back When are you going to repay the money you borrowed?; I must find a way of repaying his kindness / repaying him for his kindness.terugbetaalيُسَدِّدотплащамvrátit; oplatitbetale tilbagezurückzahlenξεπληρώνωdevolver, pagartagasi maksmaپاداش دادن؛ تلافی کردنmaksaa takaisinrendreלִפרוֹעַचुका देना, लौटाना, मुआवजा चुकानाvratiti (zajam, dug), uzvratiti (posjet, udarac)visszafizetmembayar kembaliendurgreiðaripagare, restituire返済する돈을 갚다, 보답하다at(si)lyginti, (su)grąžintiatdot (naudu); atmaksātmembayar semulaterugbetalentilbakebetale, godtgjørespłacić, odwzajemnić siępagara înapoia; a răsplătiвозвращать долг; отплачивать; отблагодаритьvrátiť; odplatiťpoplačativratitibetala tillbaka, återgäldaจ่ายเงินคืนödemek償還，報答винагороджуватиروپیہ ادا کرناtrả lại偿还，报答

n reˈpayment

terugbetalingتَسْديدотплатаsplacenítilbagebetalingdie Rückzahlungεξόφληση, ανταπόδοσηreembolsotagasimaksmine, tasuبازپرداخت؛ قسط؛ تلافیtakaisinmaksuremboursementפִּירָעוֹןपुनर्भुगतानvraćanje, otplaćivanjevisszafizetéspembayaran kembaliendurgreiðslarestituzione, rimborso返済변제, 상환, 보답atlyginimas, grąžinimasatmaksāšana; (naudas) atdošanabayaran semulaterugbetalingtilbakebetaling, godtgjørelsespłata, odpłatapagamentorestituireвозвращение денегsplatenieizplačilootplataåterbetalningการชำระคืนödeme償還，報答виплатаاداءیگیsự trả lại偿还，报答