repay

1 pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: refund, return, give back]

2 make repayment for or return something [syn: requite]

3 act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's behavior or actions [syn: reward, pay back]

4 answer back [syn: retort, come back, return, riposte, rejoin] [also: repaid]

English

Pronunciation

• /ɻi'peɪ/
• Rhymes with: -eɪ

Verb

1. To pay back.

Translations

accord, atone, award, balance, be gainful, be profitable, be worthwhile, compensate, cover, do penance, expiate, fill up, get satisfaction, give and take, give back, give satisfaction, indemnify, kick back, make amends, make compensation, make good, make reparation, make requital, make restitution, make retribution, make up for, make up to, offset, pay, pay back, pay damages, pay in kind, pay off, quit, reciprocate, recompense, recoup, rectify, redress, refund, reimburse, remunerate, requite, restore, retaliate, return, return the compliment, reward, set right, square, square with, yield a profit