repay

English

Etymology

From Old French repaier (“to pay back”) (compare French repayer (“to pay again”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiˈpeɪ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

repay (third-person singular simple present repays, present participle repaying, simple past and past participle repaid)

1. To pay back.

   I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.

Translations

pay back — see pay back

Anagrams

• Payer, apery, payer, peary, praye, rapey