repay

English

Etymology

From Old French repaier (“to pay back”) (compare French repayer (“to pay again”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹiˈpeɪ/
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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

Anagrams

Payer, apery, payer, peary, praye, rapey

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