repay

Example Sentences

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Figuring out how to save and repay debt can even be part of the initial conversation between parents and graduates.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

When she approached the charity, she had £26,000 of debt and it said this would usually take around 20 years to repay.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The company had to repay the debt not with cash, but with hundreds of tons of cables and rope—making it one of the earliest asset-backed loans, as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

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