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repay

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(Engels)

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

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/ɹiˈpeɪ/
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repayer
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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