repayable

CEFRB2

/riˈpeɪəbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able or required to be paid back.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    An amount, a loan, etc. to be repaid.

Examples

  • The loan is repayable in monthly installments over ten years.

  • The loan is repayable over a period of five years.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. to be repaid; owing.

  2. Able to be repaid.

More examples

In context

  • This grant is not repayable and can be used for any purpose.

  • Proponents long have urged that these repayables be taken out of the picture of government's running expenses.

  • . I owe her a debt not repayable for how she has reared William.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The loan is blank over a period of five years.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From repay + -able.