Antonyms for repay

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-pey

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpeɪ

Definition of repay

Origin : mid-15c., from Old French repaier "pay back, give in return," from re- "back" (see re-) + payer "to pay" (see pay (v.)). Related: Repaid; repaying.

verb give back money or possession
verb get even; obtain restitution for past injustice

Example sentences :

He hailed it as a present relief, though he supposed he should have to repay it some time.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

I married you, not because I loved you, but to repay your father the wrong he had done me.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

I have forgotten to repay him the gold; it shall be sent to-morrow.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

Be encouraged by recollecting who observes and who can repay you.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

I cannot repay it, except by my thanks; and those only on condition that he will decline his suit.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

There's the loss of time it has occasioned, the worry, the uncertainty: who is to repay me all that?
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Suppose we did not succeed in forming our company, how could we repay you the money?'
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

If there is aught that I can do to repay you for your ill usage—'
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Greatly frightened, he thought that he had returned to repay old Wang.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

I will, of course, repay you at the earliest possible opportunity.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

Synonyms for repay

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