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repay(dictionary)

repay (iou)



repay verb & noun. LME.
[Old French repaier: see RE-, PAY verb1.]
A. verb. Pa. t. & pple -paid .
verb trans. Refund, pay back (money etc.); give in return or recompense (for something). LME.
E. Longford No one thought of repaying a loan.
b. Return (a blow, visit, etc.). L16.
verb trans. Make repayment or return to (a person); pay (a person) back. M16.
P. Chaplin He was happy..and wanted to repay her.
verb intrans. Make repayment or return. M16.
verb trans. Make return or recompense for, requite (an action, service, etc.). (Foll. by by, with.) L16.
Shakespeare Taming of Shrew The poorest service is repaid with thanks.
B. noun. Repayment, return. L16-E19.
repayable adjective able or liable to be repaid E19.
repayer noun a person who repays someone or something M17.