repay

Signification (Anglais)

1. Synonym of pay back in all senses.
2. To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.
3. To give in return; requite.

Concepts

rembourser

reprendre

récompenser

rendre

payer

repayer

compenser

indemniser

payer de retour

rétribuer

acquitter

rentrer

retourner

revenir

salarier

rendre la pareille

réformer

bonifier

figer

redonner

ristourner

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹiˈpeɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Old French repaier (“to pay back”), from re- + paiier (“to pay”), from Latin pācāre (“to settle, to make peaceful”), from pāx (“peace”) + -ō (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to re- + pay. Cognate with repacify and French repayer (“to pay again”).