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repay

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of repay

1 to make a return payment to
  • I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me.
Synonyms of repay

refund, reimburse
Words Related to repay

give back, reciprocate, render (to)

compensate, recompense, remunerate

liquidate, pay down, pay off, pay up, quit, satisfy, settle
Phrases Synonymous with repay

pay back
2 to make a return for
  • How can we ever repay your kindness?
Synonyms of repay

reciprocate, recompense, requite
Words Related to repay

exchange

compensate, indemnify, pay, recoup, remunerate, satisfy

give back, refund, reimburse, restitute

avenge, get back (at), retaliate, revenge
Near Antonyms of repay

owe

Synonym Discussion of repay

pay, compensate, remunerate, satisfy, reimburse, indemnify, repay, recompense mean to give money or its equivalent in return for something. pay implies the discharge of an obligation incurred.
    • paid their bills
compensate implies a making up for services rendered.
    • an attorney well compensated for her services
remunerate clearly suggests paying for services rendered and may extend to payment that is generous or not contracted for.
    • promised to remunerate the searchers handsomely
satisfy implies paying a person what is required by law.
    • all creditors will be satisfied in full
reimburse implies a return of money that has been spent for another's benefit.
    • reimbursed employees for expenses
indemnify implies making good a loss suffered through accident, disaster, warfare.
    • indemnified the families of the dead miners
repay stresses paying back an equivalent in kind or amount.
    • repay a favor with a favor
recompense suggests due return in amends, friendly repayment, or reward.
    • passengers were recompensed for the delay

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