repaid
(ˌ)rē-ˈpād 
; repaying
; repaying
1
a
: to pay back
repay a loan
b
: to give or inflict in return or requital
repay evil for evil
2
: to make a return payment to : compensate, requite
3
: to make requital for : recompense
the success that repays hard work
: to make return payment or requital
Examples of repay in a Sentence
You can repay the mortgage over 30 years.
She would rather have to repay the bank than borrow from her parents and have to repay them.
How can I ever repay your kindness?
How can I ever repay you for your kindness?
Recent Examples on the Web
On payday, the user repays the money out of their wages.
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Cora Lewis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
China’s financing for the BRI has fallen sharply since its peak in 2016, and many BRI recipient countries are struggling to repay Beijing’s loans.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The credit bureaus argue that incorporating pay-later loans into the reporting system would benefit consumers, who could build credit by repaying the loans on time, and lenders, who would gain fuller insight into consumers’ borrowing.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
In addition, tenants with unpaid back rent would avoid eviction proceedings by signing an agreement promising to gradually repay the landlord over the next six years at 3% interest, according to the city’s report.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Well-intentioned but unaware of what’s been revealed, Maximus frees Lucy’s dad, who then repays the Brotherhood soldier by knocking him out and fleeing the scene with his armor.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Navarro repaid the favor to Bassett by providing him an assist in the 80th minute.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Country Garden, another major developer that defaulted on its debt last year, received a liquidation petition in February from a creditor after not repaying a loan.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Called a theme park district, the area would be overseen by a board that can issue bonds to pay for construction and levy a tax on transactions to repay the bonds.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
Cora Lewis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
China’s financing for the BRI has fallen sharply since its peak in 2016, and many BRI recipient countries are struggling to repay Beijing’s loans.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The credit bureaus argue that incorporating pay-later loans into the reporting system would benefit consumers, who could build credit by repaying the loans on time, and lenders, who would gain fuller insight into consumers’ borrowing.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
In addition, tenants with unpaid back rent would avoid eviction proceedings by signing an agreement promising to gradually repay the landlord over the next six years at 3% interest, according to the city’s report.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Well-intentioned but unaware of what’s been revealed, Maximus frees Lucy’s dad, who then repays the Brotherhood soldier by knocking him out and fleeing the scene with his armor.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Navarro repaid the favor to Bassett by providing him an assist in the 80th minute.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Country Garden, another major developer that defaulted on its debt last year, received a liquidation petition in February from a creditor after not repaying a loan.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Called a theme park district, the area would be overseen by a board that can issue bonds to pay for construction and levy a tax on transactions to repay the bonds.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Repay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repay. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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