repay

Example Sentences

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High inflation allows debtors to repay loans with watered-down dollars.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

"The way I'm going to repay Jason is by doing what I told him I'm going to do," Verhoeven says.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A smaller population usually translates into slower economic growth, and fewer taxpayers to help repay government debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The national high court has acquitted the Colombian singer of tax fraud and ordered the Treasury to repay the money plus interest to her.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The following year, Robert returned to England at the age of 17, not only penniless but honour-bound to repay the expenses his tutor had incurred for him in Geneva and assisting with his journey home.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin