repay

[ri-pey] / rɪˈpeɪ /

VERB

give back money or possession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensate offset pay back refund reimburse restore reward

STRONG

accord award balance indemnify rebate recompense remunerate requite return square

WEAK

make amends make restitution make up for pay dues settle up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damage penalize

STRONG

disagree refuse take withhold

WEAK

deprive extort leave alone seize steal

VERB

get even; obtain restitution for past injustice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pay back

STRONG

avenge reciprocate requite retaliate return revenge

WEAK

even the score get back at get revenge make reprisal return the compliment settle the score square accounts

Antonyms

STRONG

forgive pardon refuse sympathize

WEAK

deprive extort leave alone penalize seize steal take

Example Sentences

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If a business cannot be saved, the company's belongings may be sold so that some of the borrowed money can be repaid, which is known as liquidation.

From BBC

His history does not help him and Brook must repay England over the coming weeks, months and years, having done so little in the first two Tests.

From BBC

Tala Henry-Halabi has been repaying her student loans for some 40 years.

From MarketWatch

Brussels said on Friday it was considering using the frozen Russian assets eventually, to repay the EU loan to Ukraine.

From BBC

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