## 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
- Money & Finance
- Actions & Processes

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