repay
[verb]
Synonyms:
- pay back, compensate, recompense, refund, reimburse, requite, return, square
- get even with (informal), avenge, get one's own back on (informal), hit back, reciprocate, retaliate, revenge

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Related Words: balance, offset, accord, award

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

re‧pay /rɪˈpeɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle repaid) [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: pay, payment, repayment, payer, payee; verb: pay, repay, underpay ≠ overpay; adjective: paid ≠ unpaid, underpaid ≠ overpaid, payable]

1. to pay back money that you have borrowed
repay a loan/debt etc
Your mortgage will be repaid over 25 years.
repay somebody something
I’ll repay you the money you lent me next week.

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In everyday English, people usually say that someone pays money back rather than repays it:
I'll pay you back the money at the end of the week.

2. to do something for someone, or give them something, in return for helping you
repay somebody for something
How can we repay him for everything he’s done?
I’d like to buy them something to repay all their kindness.

3. if something repays your time, effort etc, it is worth the time or effort you have spent

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

repay
verb
I. pay back money
ADV. fully, in full The loan must be repaid in full by December 31.
VERB + REPAY be able/unable to, can/could (afford to) | use sth to The proceeds from the sale will be used to repay the loan.
PREP. to This money must be repaid to the bank.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

repay
II. bring you sth in return for your efforts
ADV. amply, more than, well The charter can be seen in the town museum, which more than repays a visit.
PREP. for I felt that I had been amply repaid for my exertions.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲