repaid
(ˌ)rē-ˈpād 
; repaying
; repaying
1
a
: to pay back
repay a loan
b
: to give or inflict in return or requital
repay evil for evil
2
: to make a return payment to : compensate, requite
3
: to make requital for : recompense
the success that repays hard work
: to make return payment or requital
Examples of repay in a Sentence
You can repay the mortgage over 30 years.
She would rather have to repay the bank than borrow from her parents and have to repay them.
How can I ever repay your kindness?
How can I ever repay you for your kindness?
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The city will repay the money using annual property taxes levied on all taxable property within the city.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
If your first wager with ESPN BET settles as a loss, the sportsbook will repay that loss back to you in bonus bets.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Under the agreement, the village would have repaid MobCraft for the cost of the building by paying $100,000 over three years, as long as the brewery stayed open.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
The lawsuits are likely to be just the start of a wave of litigation meant to force customers to repay their debts and signal broadly that the bank won’t tolerate fraud, according to the people familiar.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
If your first wager with ESPN BET settles as a loss, the sportsbook will repay that loss back to you in bonus bets.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Under the agreement, the village would have repaid MobCraft for the cost of the building by paying $100,000 over three years, as long as the brewery stayed open.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
The lawsuits are likely to be just the start of a wave of litigation meant to force customers to repay their debts and signal broadly that the bank won’t tolerate fraud, according to the people familiar.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for repay
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“Repay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repay. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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