verb
definition
To pay back.
example
I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.
Examples of repay in a Sentence
I expect you to repay me once it's sold.
No part of Arabia would better repay exploration.
Where would he come up with that kind of dough to repay you?
The government being unable to repay its loans from the banks compelled the latter to suspend the conversion of their notes, which began to depreciate in value.
He had to repay the odious debt to the Council.
No, but I know I must work to comfort my mother, to repay you, and not to leave the children such beggars as I was.
He saved her life, and she was going to repay him by robbing him blind, because she had no other choice.
Personal guarantees were often given that the debtor would repay or the guarantor become liable himself.
I thought, however, that the advantage she would derive would not repay her for the time and labour that such an experiment would cost.
He received ten thousand rubles a year, but now resolved to take only two thousand and leave the rest to repay the debt to his parents.
Maybe she could convince her father to repay the money she had put into the ranch – if he hadn't already spent it.
And I repay you by…giving you to my father?
I am not a man, that I should repay kindness with ingratitude!
In the case of proposed drainage improvements, notice in writing must be given to the landlord, who may then execute the improvements himself and charge the tenant with interest not exceeding 5% per annum on the outlay, or such annual instalments, payable for a period of twenty-five years, and recoverable as rent, as will repay the outlay, with interest at the rate of 3% a year.
You may not need to repay creditors in full.
But a few days before they left Moscow, moved and excited by all that was going on, she called Sonya to her and, instead of reproaching and making demands on her, tearfully implored her to sacrifice herself and repay all that the family had done for her by breaking off her engagement with Nicholas.
Borrowers must repay 2% of their principal half-yearly, and may repay as much more as they choose.
The oratory of the day was of a high order, and incursions into the wide field of pamphlet literature often repay the student.
If a bullock can be rendered fit for the butcher at the age of two or three years, will the animal repay another year's feeding?
So, although a price of 6'5 cents a pound covered expenses of the planter of Burley in the Blue Grass, who could use the same land for tobacco once in four years, this price did not repay the hill planter.
Maybe she could convince her father to repay the money she had put into the ranch – if he hadn't already spent it.
Our policy is to work with you to come to a mutually acceptable agreement to repay the arrears.
In the short term the proceeds will be used to repay borrowings within the Group.
Whole villages are groaning under the pressure of debt For many, the only way to repay debts is to take out new ones.
The court will have power to order convicted defendants to repay some or all of the cost of their defense.
Please help me not to return insults or fight back at people to repay evil for evil.
The net proceeds of the sale will be used to repay indebtedness.
Neither did he have any difficulty encouraging his students to repay the kindness of their parents.
Members of an insolvent LLP may also have to repay a liquidator some or all of their drawings for the two years preceding liquidation.
The council may be forced to repay money charged for preparing meals under the home carers service.
We also have the right to terminate the contract and repay any monies paid by you in accordance with the preceding sentence.
In fact, he suggested that we should be trying to repay the overdraft, not increase it.
We shall promptly repay to you any sums paid by you or on your behalf under or in relation the agreement.
Some had mortgaged their houses, fields and vineyards to buy corn; others had borrowed to pay the taxes, and had sold their children to their richer brethren to repay the debt.
He believed this so firmly that others, looking at him, were persuaded of it too and did not refuse him either a leading place in society or money, which he borrowed from anyone and everyone and evidently would not repay.
Once we have agreed the correct claim you will need to repay any overpayment of tax credits.
They revealed the stricken life assurer may not be able to meet its minimum solvency requirement or to repay its £ 346m in bonds.
This means that they have an interest in helping you consolidate and repay your debt.
Sometimes, they are paid a percentage of how much debt you repay your creditors, whereas other times they receive a flat fee from them.
They review your financial situation, carefully marking items which will help you organize and repay your debts in a timely manner.
In this form of bankruptcy, the borrower receives a debt discharge, and no longer has to repay it.
Bankruptcy can be a good option for many borrowers who have no other ability to repay debt.
Debt consolidation programs help consumers organize and repay their outstanding debts.
This is an opportunity to repay the tax debt in monthly installments.
Terms are typically flexible, allowing you to take anywhere from 1 to 25 years to repay the money that you borrow.
Owing people money and not being able to repay it creates a stressful situation.
Declare Chapter 13 bankruptcy - You will be required to repay at least some of your debt on a repayment plan.
Applicants should be reviewed solely on the basis of their creditworthiness, and not on their race, gender, or other factors that are not directly related to their ability to repay a debt.
Believe it or not, some people need the contact from the collection agencies or the continued flow of bills to motivate them to repay their debts.
The object is to get the teen to run up the balance on the card and then not be able to repay the entire balance during the promotional period.