Definitions for repay

repay re·pay

Spelling: [ri-pey]
IPA: /rɪˈpeɪ/

Repay is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in repay (aepry).

Definitions for repay

verb (used with object)

  1. to pay back or refund, as money.
  2. to make return for:
  3. to make return to in any way:
  4. to return:

verb (used without object)

  1. to make repayment or return.

Origin of repay

From the Middle French word repaier, dating back to 1520-30. See re-, pay1

Examples for repay

I have forgotten to repay him the gold; it shall be sent to-morrow.

I married you, not because I loved you, but to repay your father the wrong he had done me.

The electric sports car maker is using a debt offering to repay a $465 million government loan – nine years before it is due.

But whatever the amount, over a couple of years it will more than repay the hour that you spent setting all this up.

I cannot repay it, except by my thanks; and those only on condition that he will decline his suit.

There is no way I could ever repay the debt I owe him for his standing by me through the challenges of the last decade.

Be encouraged by recollecting who observes and who can repay you.

He hailed it as a present relief, though he supposed he should have to repay it some time.

She vowed to repay the money—no official word, however, on whether she ever did that.

Chesapeake pledged to pay Access enough in fees to repay the $5 billion plus a 15 percent return on its pipelines.

Word Value for repay
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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