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repay

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Repay  \Re*pay"\  (r?-p?"),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Repaid}  (-p?d"); 
  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Repaying}.]  [Pref.  re-  +  pay:  cf  F. 
  repayer.] 
  1.  To  pay  back  to  refund;  as  to  repay  money  borrowed  or 
  advanced. 
 
  If  you  repay  me  not  on  such  a  day  In  such  a  place 
  such  sum  or  sums.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  make  return  or  requital  for  to  recompense;  --  in  a 
  good  or  bad  sense  as  to  repay  kindness;  to  repay  an 
  injury. 
 
  Benefits  which  can  not  be  repaid  .  .  .  are  not 
  commonly  found  to  increase  affection.  --Rambler. 
 
  3.  To  pay  anew,  or  a  second  time,  as  a  debt. 
 
  Syn:  To  refund;  restore;  return;  recompense;  compensate; 
  remunerate;  satisfy;  reimburse;  requite. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  repay 
  v  1:  pay  back  "Please  refund  me  my  money"  [syn:  {refund},  {return}, 
  {give  back}] 
  2:  make  repayment  for  or  return  something  [syn:  {requite}] 
  3:  act  or  give  something  in  recognition  of  someone's  behavior 
  [syn:  {reward},  {pay  back}] 
  4:  answer  back  [syn:  {retort},  {come  back},  {return},  {riposte}, 
  {rejoin}]




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