repays

verb

present tense third-person singular of repay
1
as in reimburses
to make a return payment to I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me

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

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Recent Examples of repays Britain’s regime, mandatory since October 2024, repays victims within five business days up to £85,000, with the cost split equally between sending and receiving institutions and a gross-negligence exception for reckless claims. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Guitars take the place of shovels, as Henry now repays Carlos’ kindness by helping to save the land that Carlos assumes is ravaged. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Only time will tell whether Iraola repays the faith shown in him after Slot was shown the door. — James Pearce, New York Times, 11 July 2026 Once the buildings are complete, the homebuilder repays the loan with interest, and the state can recycle the funds to support more housing projects without additional public investment. — Anthony Tordillos, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 The bond also has a maturity date, which is when the issuer repays the principal. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 The Creature repays the favor by using his strength to free the ship from its icy prison. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026 The city repays the bondholders over time, plus interest, using property taxes. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025 Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images What To Know The program repays up to $20,000 in student loan debt over four years, according to HESAA. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repays
  1. reimburses
  2. pays
  3. reciprocates
  4. exchanges
  5. satisfies
  6. compensates
Verb
  • Colorado Promise reimburses eligible students from families earning $90,000 or less for out-of-pocket tuition and fees covering as many as their first 65 college credits at a Colorado public institution.
    — Jared Polis, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • Cards may offer primary coverage, which pays before your personal auto insurance, or secondary coverage, which only reimburses costs not covered by your personal insurance.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of reimburses
Verb
  • Every year, the Community Services District pays for engineer’s reports that outline each LLAD’s budget and calculate how the costs will be divided among property owners.
    — Haley Parsley August 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Risk maps and early warning systems cost relatively little, and a storage park pays a dividend every dry day as ordinary public space.
    — Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of pays
Verb
  • Okert reciprocates by turning to Imai’s trainer, Kentaro Sasaki, and offering the same emphatic greeting.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Over the course of the season, Chantal grows frustrated with her needy fiancé and begins falling for Jordie, who has harbored feelings for Delilah for years, but seemingly moves on and reciprocates Chantal’s affections.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 11 June 2026
Definition of reciprocates
Verb
  • Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth.
    — C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Definition of exchanges
Verb
  • This creamy and cozy casserole is somehow still perfectly light and bright, as friendly as a summer side that satisfies those buttery cravings.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Tillis also said the agreement reached with Blanche satisfies his concerns.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfies
Verb
  • That's because the remaining healthy testicle often compensates by producing enough testosterone and sperm on its own.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026
  • The more useful question is what the current price assumes, what could change those assumptions, and whether the likely return compensates investors for the risks.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of compensates

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