repay
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re·pay
(rĭ-pā′)v. re·paid (-pād′), re·pay·ing, re·pays
v.tr.
1. To pay back: repaid a debt.
2. To give back, either in return or in compensation: repay kindness with kindness.
3. To make a return or compensation for: a company that repays hard work with bonuses.
4. To make or do in return: repay a call.
v.intr.
To make repayment or requital.
re·pay′a·ble adj.
re·pay′ment n.
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repay
(rɪˈpeɪ)vb, -pays, -paying or -paid
1. to pay back (money) to (a person); refund or reimburse
2. to make a return for (something) by way of compensation: to repay kindness.
reˈpayable adj
reˈpayment n
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re•pay
(riˈpeɪ)v. -paid, -pay•ing. v.t.
1. to pay back or refund, as money.
2. to make return for: to repay a compliment with a smile.
3. to make return to in any way: We can never repay you for your help.
4. to return: to repay a visit.
v.i. 5. to make repayment or return.
re•pay′a•ble, adj.
re•pay`a•bil′i•ty, n.
re•pay′ment, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
repay
Past participle: repaid
Gerund: repaying
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| Verb | 1. | repay - pay back; "Please refund me my money" pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" reimburse - pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?" |
| 2. | repay - make repayment for or return something give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back" | |
| 3. | repay - act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions | |
| 4. | repay - answer back |
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repay
verb
1. pay back, refund, settle up, return, square, restore, compensate, reimburse, recompense, requite, remunerate It will take 30 years to repay the loan.
2. reward, return, reciprocate, recompense, make restitution How can I ever repay such kindness?
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
repay
verb1. To exact revenge for or from:
Informal: fix.
Archaic: wreak.
Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind, settle accounts, take an eye for an eye.
3. To give compensation to:
4. To make as income or profit:
5. To give a satisfactory return to:
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Translations
يَرُدُّ مالاًيُسَدِّد
oplatitsplatitvrátit
betale tilbage
maksaa takaisin
vratiti
endurgreiîa
返済する
상환하다
grąžinimasgrąžinti
atdotatmaksāt
oddolžiti sepoplačati
återbetala
จ่ายเงินคืน
trả lại tiền
repay
[riːˈpeɪ] (repaid (pt, pp)) VT [+ money] → reembolsar, devolver; [+ debt] → liquidar, pagar; [+ person] → reembolsar, pagar; [+ kindness etc] → devolver, corresponder a; [+ visit] → devolver, pagarto repay sb in full → pagar or devolver a algn todo lo que se le debe
how can I ever repay you? → ¿podré corresponderle alguna vez?
I don't know how I can ever repay you → no sé cómo podré devolverle el favor
it repays study → vale la pena estudiarlo
it repays a visit → vale la pena visitarlo
it repays reading → vale la pena leerlo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
repay
[rɪˈpeɪ] [repaid] [rɪˈpeɪd] (pt, pp) vt (= pay back) [+ money, loan, debt, mortgage] → rembourser
He failed to repay the debt → Il n'a pas remboursé la dette.
He failed to repay the debt → Il n'a pas remboursé la dette.
(= pay back) [+ person, creditor] → rembourser
(= show gratitude for) [+ kindness] → récompenser de (= show gratitude to) [+ person, friend] → rendre la pareille à
I don't know how I can ever repay you → Je ne sais pas comment je pourrais jamais vous rendre la pareille.
to repay the favour → rendre la pareille
I don't know how I can ever repay you → Je ne sais pas comment je pourrais jamais vous rendre la pareille.
to repay the favour → rendre la pareille
(= reward) [+ faith, belief] → récompenser; [+ work, efforts] → récompenser
All our efforts were repaid → Tous nos efforts ont été récompensés.
All our efforts were repaid → Tous nos efforts ont été récompensés.
(= reward) [+ person, supporter] → récompenser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
repay
pret, ptp <repaid>vt money → zurückzahlen; expenses → erstatten; debt → abzahlen; kindness → vergelten; visit, compliment → erwidern; if you lend me £2 I’ll repay it or you on Saturday → leih mir doch mal 2 Pfund, ich zahle sie dir am Samstag zurück; I shall repay my debt to you one day (fig) → ich werde es dir eines Tages vergelten or lohnen; to repay somebody for his generosity → sich für jds Großzügigkeit revanchieren; he repaid their kindness by stealing their camera → zum Dank für ihre Freundlichkeit hat er ihnen die Kamera gestohlen; to be repaid for one’s efforts → für seine Mühen belohnt werden; how can I ever repay you? → wie kann ich das jemals wiedergutmachen?; she wants to repay his faith in her → sie möchte das Vertrauen, das er in sie gesetzt hat, rechtfertigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
repay
[riːˈpeɪ] vt (repaid (pt, pp)) (money) → restituire; (debt) → pagare; (lender) → rimborsare, restituire i soldi a; (sb's kindness) → ricambiarehow can I ever repay you? → come potrò mai ricompensarti?
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
repay
(riˈpei) – past tense, past participle repaid (riˈpeid) – verb to pay back. When are you going to repay the money you borrowed?; I must find a way of repaying his kindness / repaying him for his kindness.
reˈpayment nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
repay
→ يَرُدُّ مالاً splatit betale tilbage zurückzahlen ξεπληρώνω devolver el dinero, reembolsar el dinero maksaa takaisin rembourser vratiti ripagare 返済する 상환하다 terugbetalen betale tilbake spłacić reembolsar возвращать återbetala จ่ายเงินคืน geri ödemek trả lại tiền 偿还Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009