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
Allow employees to allocate employer contributions to retirement, emergency savings, repaying student loans and other financial priorities.
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Meanwhile, credit quality held steady, with losses below 1% in the company’s core offering that allows users to repay loans in four installments.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The loans will be repaid to the city in three to five years, allowing the money to be lent out again at low cost to spur more construction as the fund gradually earns interest to grow.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The rate was even higher for people who received services through the American Indian Health Program.
AHCCCS has repaid $49.1 million to the federal government since January 2023, according to spokesperson Havona Horsefield, who has since left the agency.
—Jasmine Demers, ProPublica, 6 May 2025
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Meanwhile, credit quality held steady, with losses below 1% in the company’s core offering that allows users to repay loans in four installments.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The loans will be repaid to the city in three to five years, allowing the money to be lent out again at low cost to spur more construction as the fund gradually earns interest to grow.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
The rate was even higher for people who received services through the American Indian Health Program.
AHCCCS has repaid $49.1 million to the federal government since January 2023, according to spokesperson Havona Horsefield, who has since left the agency.
—Jasmine Demers, ProPublica, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for repay
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“Repay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repay. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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