Repayable Meaning
/riˈpeɪəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be repaid.
adjto be repaid; owing.
Sentence Examples
The loan is repayable in monthly installments over ten years.
This grant is not repayable and can be used for any purpose.
The loan is repayable over a period of five years.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The loan is ____ over a period of five years.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The loan was ____ over ten years at a fixed interest rate agreed at the time of signing.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English repay Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English repayable From repay + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
". I owe her a debt not repayable for how she has reared William."
— 2003, Bryan F. Le Beau, The Atheist: Madalyn Murray O'Hair, →ISBN, page 30:
"The debt for being alive, the debt for being loved is only repayable by mercy."
— 2017, Francis, Pope, Merola, Guiseppe, With the Smell of the Sheep, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The loan is ____ over a period of five years.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The loan was ____ over ten years at a fixed interest rate agreed at the time of signing.