repaying
present participle of repay
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Source: Wiktionary
Re*pay" (r-p"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaid (-pd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repaying.] Etym: [Pref. re- + pay: cf. F. repayer.]
1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced. If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place, such sum or sums. Shak.
2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury. Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection. Rambler.
3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.
Syn.
– To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
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