repay

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

pay back

reimburse

return

compensate

reward

requite

recompense

refund

pay

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disburse

settle

pay a debt

remunerate

reciprocate

retaliate

render

give back

revenge

reply

indemnify

recoup

make reparations

come back

make amends

pay off

answer

redeem

tell off

take revenge

upbraid

scold

riposte

exhort

rebuke

retort

reproach

admonish

reprove

censure

rejoin

liquidate

blame

knock

pay for

criticize

reprimand

recover

reclaim

respond

get back

Translations

rembourser

rimborsare

terugbetalen

restitueren

devolver

ripagare

zurückzahlen

reembolsar

pagar

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vergelten

reprendre

récompenser

compensar

vergelden

restituire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiˈpeɪ/

Etymology

Cognate with French: 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”).