Synonyms for repay
riˈpeɪre·pay

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1. repay

   To repay or to retaliate, to punish or to reward, may be to make some return very inadequate to the benefit or injury received, or the right or wrong done; but to requite (according to its etymology) is to make so full and adequate a return as to quit oneself of all obligation of favor or hostility, of punishment or reward. Requite is often used in the more general sense of recompense or repay, but always with the suggestion, at least, of the original idea of full equivalent; when one speaks of requiting kindness with ingratitude, the expression gains force from the comparison of the actual with the proper and appropriate return. Compare PAY.

   Synonyms:
   avenge, compensate, pay, pay off, punish, quit, reciprocate, recompense, remunerate, requite, retaliate, return, revenge, reward, satisfy, settle with

   Antonyms:
   absolve, acquit, excuse, forget, forgive, neglect, overlook, pardon, pardon, pass over, slight

   Preposition:
   To requite injury with injury is human, but not Christian.

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1. repay

   Synonyms:
   remunerate, reimburse, recompense, reward, retaliate, requiter, fund

   Antonyms:
   defraud, misappropriate, embezzle, waste, alienate, extort, confiscate, exact

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1. refund, return, repay, give backverb

   pay back

   "Please refund me my money"

   Synonyms:
   recall, take back, reward, devolve, deliver, pay back, riposte, retrovert, regress, revert, fall, refund, give, retort, bring back, generate, return, reelect, pass, yield, hark back, come back, render, requite, rejoin, give back, turn back

2. requite, repayverb

   make repayment for or return something

   Synonyms:
   return, requite, give back, pay back, come back, reward, refund, retort, riposte, rejoin

3. reward, repay, pay backverb

   act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

   Synonyms:
   get, reinforce, pay back, riposte, honor, pay off, refund, retort, reward, fix, honour, return, requite, come back, rejoin, give back

4. retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoinverb

   answer back

   Synonyms:
   recall, take back, devolve, bring back, pay back, riposte, deliver, retrovert, regress, revert, fall, refund, give, retort, reward, generate, return, reelect, pass, yield, hark back, come back, render, requite, rejoin, give back, turn back

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1. • Act
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1. repayverb

   Synonyms:
   refund, reimburse, pay back, restore

2. repayverb

   Synonyms:
   remunerate, compensate, reward, recompense, requite

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1. repayverb

   Synonyms:
   refund, restore, reimburse, recompense, requite, revenge, avenge, retaliate

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1. List of paraphrases for "repay":

   reimburse, refund, pay, amortize, rebate, depreciate, reimbursement, return

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1. Paolo Gentiloni:

   It will have permanent consequences on financial markets because we have this European-denominated debt to be repaid in the next 30 years, on the future -- if this instrument works and we are able to agree on the new own resources to repay this common debt, I think we can have a serious discussion on further initiatives.

2. District Court Judge Scott Sells:

   Your actions were vicious and senseless. ... Kelsey Berreth spent her last night caring for you. You repay her by viciously beating her to death. Then you burned her body, your crimes deserve the absolute maximum punishment.

3. Sushma Netam:

   I walk to work and get paid 8,000 Indian rupees ($108) a month. It’s so much better than going to (the western state of) Gujarat to repay an advance and toil on someone else’s fields.

4. Mike Duggan:

   We owe a debt of gratitude to all the officers out there working, and tonight we have an officer and a family with a debt that we can never repay. This entire city is holding the family in their hearts tonight. We will be with them every step of the way.

5. Caroline Kennedy:

   If confirmed, I will work hard to repay this debt, i look forward to collaborating with the Government of Australia to strengthen our alliance, improve global health and increase vaccine access during this terrible pandemic and to address the urgent climate crisis. I am excited to get to know the Australian people, learn about their fascinating country and share with them what I love most about America.