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repay

[ri-pey] / rɪˈpeɪ /




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An unwinding of these trades would fuel demand for the yen to repay those loans and help strengthen the currency.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The $3.3 million renovations to that home were also initially paid for by the British taxpayer, however the Sussexes were required to repay that money after stepping down as working royals.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Another hearing will take place to work out how he can repay his victims.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Betty Jean took a moment to think, then said, “Would a dollar a week be okay? I know it’ll take almost a year for us to repay you, but...”

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

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

"It repays all our effort as it's been a long, hard year."

From BBC Jun. 9, 2023

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

The first government repayment was completed on 1 September with the settlement of an £8m loan, with a further £492m of loans expected to be repaid by the end of March 2027.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

For Andrea’s 40th birthday earlier this year, I repaid the favor and requested a video for her from Nell Campbell, who portrayed Columbia, in which she talked about sisterhood — and “Rocky Horror,” of course.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Instead, interest accrues on the loan and is repaid when the home is sold, often when the homeowners pass away.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

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

He saved and reared two little snakes when his servants killed the parent snakes, and as pets they repaid him well.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

He had been repaying each $1,000 invested with $1,500 just 90 days later, but only by taking more money from newcomers or, as a judge later puts it, “robbing Peter to pay Paul.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

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

Freezing that threshold means graduates start repaying their loans sooner, or pay more as their salaries increase with inflation while the threshold remains the same.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

“Perhaps you couldn’t help being angry,” the earl answered, “but you could certainly stop yourself from repaying one offense with another.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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