repay

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹiˈpeɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #5537

Meanings

1

verb
To pay back money that you owe.

I finally repaid the loan after five years.
2

verb
To do something good for someone in return for their kindness or help.

How can I ever repay you for your help?
3

verb
To be worth the time or effort spent.

This subject would repay further study.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to pay back money that you... pay backreturn

2 verb · to do something good for... reward requite

Word family

Forms repaidrepayingrepays

Derived forms nonrepayingrepayabilityrepayablerepaymentrepayor

Etymology

From Old French repaier (“to pay back”), from re- + paiier (“to pay”), from Latin pācāre (“to settle, to make peaceful”), from pāx (“peace”) + -ō (forming verbs). Equivalent to re- + pay. Cognate with repacify and French repayer (“to pay again”).

paco Latin

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Actions & Processes

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# repay

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹiˈpeɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 5537

## Meanings
1. To pay back money that you owe.
2. To do something good for someone in return for their kindness or help.
3. To be worth the time or effort spent.

## Examples
- I finally repaid the loan after five years.
- How can I ever repay you for your help?
- This subject would repay further study.

## Derived Forms
- nonrepaying
- repayability
- repayable
- repayment
- repayor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: paco

## Etymology
From Old French repaier (“to pay back”), from re- + paiier (“to pay”), from Latin pācāre (“to settle, to make peaceful”), from pāx (“peace”) + -ō (forming verbs). Equivalent to re- + pay. Cognate with repacify and French repayer (“to pay again”).

## AI Etymology
Repay comes from Old French repaier (“to pay back”), from re- + paiier (“to pay”), from Latin pācāre (“to settle, to make peaceful”), from pāx (“peace”) + -ō (forming verbs). Equivalent to re- + pay. Cognate with repacify and French repayer (“to pay again”). Modern senses include to pay back money that you owe. and to do something good for someone in return for their kindness or help.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonrepaying, repayability, repayable, repayment, and repayor.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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