REPAY


Meaning of REPAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)rē-ˈpā ]

verb

( re·paid -ˈpād ; -pay·ing )

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

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 repay s hard work

intransitive verb

: to make return payment or requital

Synonyms: see pay

• re·pay·able -ˈpā-ə-bəl adjective

• re·pay·ment -ˈpā-mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.