Question 1 · Quick check
repay
CEFRB1
/ɹiˈpeɪ/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To pay back money that is owed.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo give in return; requite.
Examples
He promised to repay the borrowed money next week.
I would like to repay your kindness in the near future.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.
Synonym of pay back in all senses.
To pay (cover with tar, pitch, etc.) again.
More examples
In contextI've got to get some money somehow to repay the bank loan.
I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.
I'll repay this wrong asap.
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Origin
verb
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”).