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repay

Pronunciation: /ɹiˈpeɪ/

The English word “repay” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. Synonym of pay back in all senses.
  2. To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.
  3. To give in return; requite.
  4. To pay (cover with tar, pitch, etc.) again.

Etymology

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”).

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