Repay (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Make repayment for or return something.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Requite

Hypernyms

• Give

Hyponyms

• Pay

Related Words

• Repayment (noun)

Meaning ²

Act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

• The company will repay the investors for their loyalty by offering them a higher dividend.
• She decided to repay her friend's kindness by helping her move into a new apartment.
• The city will repay the family for their loss by providing them with compensation and assistance.
• The artist will repay his muse by dedicating the painting to her.
• The community will repay the volunteers by hosting a ceremony in their honor.

Synonyms

• Reward
• Pay Back

Hypernyms

• Act

Meaning ³

Answer back.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Rejoin
• Retort
• Return
• Riposte
• Come Back

Hypernyms

• Reply
• Answer

Meaning ⁴

Pay back; "Please refund me my money".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Give Back
• Return
• Refund

Hypernyms

• Pay

Hyponyms

• Reimburse
• Restitute
• Restore

Related Words

• Repayment (noun)