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adjective

as in liquidated

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verb

past tense of repay
1
as in reimbursed
to make a return payment to I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me

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2
as in reciprocated
to make a return for how can we ever repay your kindness?

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Recent Examples of repaid
Verb
Officials said the county’s share will be repaid through future development fees. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente left Pedri out of his starting line-up after a fairly underwhelming World Cup, and his replacement, Fabian Ruiz, repaid his coach’s faith. — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 11 July 2026 Without anything more binding than a handshake, these loan pools rely on community ties to ensure debts are repaid. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Now some of those same groups say Bayer repaid the favor by turning around and asking Washington to make that product more expensive. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 9 July 2026 But a study of Gen Z consumers found that more than three-quarters of those who paid upfront for a group expense never got repaid in full. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The youngster repaid that faith with a display full ⁠of confidence and intelligence. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 July 2026 Getty Images Key Facts Last year’s spending bill imposed a number of changes on how student loans are capped, regulated and repaid, including establishing new repayment plans and caps on loans. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Once the new loan enters repayment, all of their federal loans must be repaid under one of the two new plans, Austin said. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaid
  1. cleared
  2. reimbursed
  3. reciprocated
  4. paid
  5. exchanged
  6. satisfied
  7. compensated
  8. requited
Adjective
  • Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.
    — Alex Heard, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
  • What counts as a cleared sidewalk?
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cleared
Verb
  • The expenses were paid for yourself, your spouse or a qualifying dependent and weren't reimbursed by insurance, a health savings account (HSA), a flexible spending account (FSA) or another source.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Upon verification, consumers will receive a $500 refund by check or be reimbursed for the original purchase amount with proof of receipt.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026
Definition of reimbursed
Verb
  • Trump reciprocated by making Macron the guest of honor the following year at his first White House state dinner, the highest diplomatic honor the United States can extend to an ally.
    — Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Underneath the surface, trust is more easily built, care is more easily reciprocated, and expectations are more clearly communicated.
    — Kyle Smitley, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of reciprocated
Verb
  • But if your paperwork is approved and your interview is completed, and your fees are paid, congratulations!
    — Josie Fischels, NPR, 14 July 2026
  • Colleges across the country have paid out nearly $3 million to settle three of those cases, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of paid
Verb
  • Words were exchanged and players separated in the grudge match by the third minute.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Following a month-old cease-fire, the US and Iran exchanged strikes today for the fifth consecutive day as both sides battle for control of the critical Strait of Hormuz, with no signs of either side backing down.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of exchanged
Verb
  • Kuwait is known to be overwhelmingly dependent on desalination for drinking water, with almost 90% of the arid nation’s water demand satisfied through seawater desalination plants.
    — Michael Wayland,Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 18 July 2026
  • The bánh cuốn đặc biệt — a combination plate with plain steamed rice sheets, sheets stuffed with ground pork and mushroom and pieces filled with shrimp — satisfied my internet FOMO cravings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of satisfied
Verb
  • She will also be compensated for 20 unused vacation days and 15 personal leave days.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • During the school year, Black is compensated for his time as an assistant football coach and wrestling coach.
    — Taylor O'Connor July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of compensated
Verb
  • But after years of wooing Silicon Valley, the Defense Department’s interest became requited, with companies like Amazon seeing opportunities to replace the government’s hodge-podge data centers with cloud computing, for which the Pentagon was offering a $10 billion contract prize in 2019.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of requited

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