'Repay' definitions:
Definition of 'repay'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Repay'
From: GCIDE
- Repay \Re*pay"\ (r?-p?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaid (-p?d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repaying.] [Pref. re- + pay: cf. F. repayer.]
- 1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced. [1913 Webster]
- If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place, such sum or sums. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury. [1913 Webster]
- Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'repay'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord,
- atone,
- award,
- balance,
- be gainful,
- be profitable,
- be worthwhile,
- compensate,
- cover,
- do penance,
- expiate,
- fill up,
- get satisfaction,
- give and take,
- give back,
- give satisfaction,
- indemnify,
- kick back,
- make amends,
- make compensation,
- make good,
- make reparation,
- make requital,
- make restitution,
- make retribution,
- make up for,
- make up to,
- offset,
- pay,
- pay back,
- pay damages,
- pay in kind,
- pay off,
- quit,
- reciprocate,
- recompense,
- recoup,
- rectify,
- redress,
- refund,
- reimburse,
- remunerate,
- requite,
- restore,
- retaliate,
- return,
- return the compliment,
- reward,
- set right,
- square,
- square with,
- yield a profit