repay
English
Etymology
From Old French repaier (“to pay back”) (compare French repayer (“to pay again”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹiˈpeɪ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪ
Verb
repay (third-person singular simple present repays, present participle repaying, simple past and past participle repaid)
- To pay back.
- I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.
Translations
pay back — see pay back
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