Repay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pay back

make repayment for or return something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈeɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈeɪ/.

Examples

Please refund me my money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

requite reward come back refund retort riposte pay back give back rejoin return

Parts of Speech

verb	pay back “Please refund me my money”
verb	make repayment for or return something
verb	act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
verb	answer back

Word Forms

refund	noun	the act of returning money received previously
repayment	noun	payment of a debt or obligation
requital	noun	an act of requiting; returning in kind
reward	noun	a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
retort	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
comeback	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
return	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
riposte	noun	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zurückzahlen

🇫🇷French

rembourser

🇪🇸Spanish

pagar

🇮🇹Italian

rimborsare

ripagare

🇳🇱Dutch

terugbetalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

reembolsar

pagar de volta

🇷🇺Russian

погасить

окупить долг

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुकाने

वापस भुगतान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

শোধ

ফেরত দিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

திருப்பி செலுத்து

திரும்ப செலுத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగి చెల్లించు

🇮🇳Marathi

परतफेड

परत द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચૂકવવું

પાછા ચૂકવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಪಾವತಿ

ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരിച്ചടയ്ക്കുക

തിരികെ കൊടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੜ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ

ਵਾਪਸ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ادا کرنا

واپس ادا کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偿还

🇯🇵Japanese

返済する

🇰🇷Korean

갚다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trả ơn

trả lại

🇹🇭Thai

ชำระคืน

จ่ายคืน

🇮🇩Indonesian

membayar kembali

membalas

🇵🇭Filipino

bayaran

bayaran mo

🇲🇾Malay

bayar balik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سداد

🇮🇷Persian

بازپرداخت

پس دادن

🇹🇷Turkish

borcunu ödemek

geri ödemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחזִיר

לִגמוֹל

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'repay'?

The primary meaning of 'repay' is 'pay back'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'repay' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'repay' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'repay' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'repay' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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