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verb

Repay v. t. (past & past part. repaid; pres. part. repaying)

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."

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."

To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.

Synonyms: To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.

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"Repay" Quotes from Famous Books

... submissive people accepted, without resistance, the baptism of the conqueror. [113] Constantinople applauded the long-forgotten pomp of a triumph; but the Imperial diadem was the sole reward that could repay the services, or satisfy ...

— The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume 5 • Edward Gibbon

... idea. Annette—she and Mrs. Dott were calling each other by their Christian names now—had dropped the hint concerning it. She had said that a good way in which to repay social obligations was by doing it all at once, by giving a dinner, or reception, or a tea, to which everyone should be invited. Serena decided that the reception was perhaps the better, all things considered. ...

— Cap'n Dan's Daughter • Joseph C. Lincoln

... of lavishing money on the Allies; but, except in this instance, he did not by any means satisfy their claims. Moreover, they were justified in expecting England to provide money in lieu of the troops which her War Office failed to raise. Austria also solemnly covenanted to repay the loans; and her neglect to do so occasioned a bitter dispute which long held the two Powers apart. Pitt also refused her request for a loan in the year 1797. As far as possible, he discouraged the raising of war loans in London. Early in 1796 he did so in the case of Portugal from a fear ...

— William Pitt and the Great War • John Holland Rose

... primitive feeling. Needless to elaborate the evidence of the ancient myths or of the beliefs of primitive peoples. Not that the evidence will not amply repay study, but that for the purpose of grasping general principles, that just adduced in the case of the winds has sufficiently served our turn. The following old Finnish prayer, however, is so fraught with significance that it would be unpardonable ...

— Nature Mysticism • J. Edward Mercer

... Avenue, Middelharnis, which may be called his masterpiece. This was painted in 1689, when he had reached the age of fifty. His diploma picture, painted in 1663, is at Hertford House, together with four other interesting examples, all of which repay careful study. ...

— Six Centuries of Painting • Randall Davies

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