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repay

[ri-pey] / rɪˈpeɪ /




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Two weeks ago, Walter announced an agreement to sell controlling interest in the Lakers at a $12.5-billion valuation, the cash from which could help repay loans under scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Kasten took a similar tone when asked about reports of Walter having to repay insurance companies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Andrea feels deep shame when she thinks about the loan she took out a year ago in Buenos Aires that she is now unable to repay.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Primary care is a slow way to repay it, so fewer doctors choose the field.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Then, to top it off, she offered me the answers to the test, to repay me for trying to help her.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

While a higher interest rate does not affect the amount someone repays each month, it makes it harder to reduce the size of the loan, meaning the borrower could repay more over time.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Though the diary entry concedes that Mansfield was “so intelligent & inscrutable that she repays friendship,” the two women wouldn’t become friends.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

The money is typically issued within three days, and the platform repays itself by withholding those wages from the user’s next paycheck.

From Salon Jan. 17, 2025

On payday, the user repays the money out of their wages.

From Seattle Times Apr. 23, 2024

See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Nicklin rejected requests by Harry and the others to pay on a standard basis, instead favouring arguments by ANL that its costs should be repaid on a stricter so-called indemnity basis.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

It represented about 60% of all tariff revenue collected by the government under the policy, with significant amounts still to be repaid.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

If the bonus is repaid after it has already been included in taxable wages, the tax consequences can be more complicated.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

He repaid the charges after a formal investigation, according to a 2006 article in the Inner-West Weekly, an Australian newspaper.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

He worked the land, and the land repaid him a thousandfold.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Music has given me so much that this album is my way of repaying music for all the blessings it’s given me.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

But falling behind on repaying your debt doesn’t automatically mean that declaring bankruptcy is right for your household.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Borrowers forfeit their collateral in 35% to 45% of transactions with Ezcorp’s stores for not repaying the loan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

That means graduates will effectively start repaying sooner and those earning above the threshold will see a greater proportion of their salary subjected to student loan repayments than they would have done.

From BBC May 27, 2026

He did not care about finding his captor, repaying insults, or inflicting eternal punishments.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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