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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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If you repay me not on such a day,
In such a place, such sum or sums. --Shak.
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2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a
good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an
injury.
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Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not
commonly found to increase affection. --Rambler.
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3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.
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Syn: To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate;
remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.
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