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repay

/ repay /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make repayment for or return something
Type of:
give
Kinds of:
pay
Derived:
repayment quittance refund requital
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
act or give recompensation in recognition of someone''s behavior or actions
Type of:
act move
Derived:
wages reward payoff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb Sense 3
answer back
Type of:
answer reply respond
Derived:
rejoinder retort return riposte replication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 4
pay back
"Please refund me my money"
Type of:
pay
Kinds of:
reimburse restore restitute
Derived:
repayment quittance refund
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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give pay act move answer reply respond reimburse restore restitute