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Webster 1913 Edition


Repay

Re-pay′

(r?-p?′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Repaid
(-p?d′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Repaying
.]
[Pref.
re-
+
pay
: cf. F.
repayer
.]
1.
To pay back; to refund;
as, to
repay
money borrowed or advanced
.
If you
repay
me not on such a day,
In such a place, such sum or sums.
Shakespeare
2.
To make return or requital for; to recompense; – in a good or bad sense;
as, to
repay
kindness; to
repay
an injury.
Benefits which can not be
repaid
. . . are not commonly found to increase affection.
Rambler.
3.
To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.
Syn. – To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.

Webster 1828 Edition


Repay

REPA'Y

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.
2.
To make return or requital; in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury.
Benefits which cannot be repaid - are not commonly found to increase affection.
3.
To recompense, as for a loss.
4.
To compensate; as false honor repaid in contempt.

Definition 2024


repay

repay

English

Verb

repay (third-person singular simple present repays, present participle repaying, simple past and past participle repaid)

  1. To pay back.
    I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.

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