Synonyms for repay
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-pey |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpeɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for repay Other synonyms for the word repay
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for repay
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