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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Repay \Re*pay"\ (r?-p?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaid (-p?d");
     p. pr. & vb. n. Repaying.] [Pref. re- + pay: cf. F.
     repayer.]
     1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or
        advanced.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If you repay me not on such a day,
              In such a place, such sum or sums.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a
        good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an
        injury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not
              commonly found to increase affection. --Rambler.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate;
          remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Repay \Re*pay"\ (r?-p?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaid (-p?d");
     p. pr. & vb. n. Repaying.] [Pref. re- + pay: cf. F.
     repayer.]
     1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or
        advanced.
  
              If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place,
              such sum or sums.                     --Shak.
  
     2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a
        good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an
        injury.
  
              Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not
              commonly found to increase affection. --Rambler.
  
     3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.
  
     Syn: To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate;
          remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  repay
       v 1: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: refund, return,
             give back]
       2: make repayment for or return something [syn: requite]
       3: act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's
          behavior or actions [syn: reward, pay back]
       4: answer back [syn: retort, come back, return, riposte,
           rejoin]
       [also: repaid]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  repay
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ξεπληρώνω χρήματα (χρέος, υποχρέωση)
     2 ανταποδίδω, ξεπληρώνω, κάνω το ίδιο ή κάτι ανάλογο προς κάτι που
  μου έκανε κάποιος άλλος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  repay
     vb.
     1 (synonym of en pay back) ''in all senses''.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the
  effort; to pay off.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  repay
     vb.
     1 (synonym of en pay back) ''in all senses''.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the
  effort; to pay off.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  repay
     vb.
     1 (synonym of en pay back) ''in all senses''.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the
  effort; to pay off.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  repay
     vb.
     1 (synonym of en pay back) ''in all senses''.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the
  effort; to pay off.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  repay
     Englanti vb.
     1 maksaa takaisin (''laina'')
     2 kostaa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Repay /ɹɪpˈeɪ/
  أعد دفع