repay
Signification (Anglais)
- Synonym of pay back in all senses.
- To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.
- To give in return; requite.
Concepts
Synonymes
pay a debt
make reparations
pay for
be worth while
take reprisals
be profitable
repay a kindness
make reparation
repay a favour
return thanks
recoil upon
be even with
come back upon
pay for anything
pay one back
bring back to
be worth
countervail
feed back
take in charge
take vengeance
yield
be advantageous
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɹiˈpeɪ/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
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”).
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