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Thesaurus: repay

To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

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  1. v. t. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.
  2. v. t. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury.
  3. v. t. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.
  4. v. pay back
  5. v. make repayment for or return something
  6. v. act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
  7. v. answer back
  8. 1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced. If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place, such sum or sums. Shak. 2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury. Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection. Rambler. 3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt. Syn. -- To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.
  9. v:100 v pay back v make repayment for or return something v act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions v answer back