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Definition of: repay
(ri·pā′) v. ·paid, ·pay·ing v.t.
1. To pay back; refund.
2. To pay back or refund something to.
3. To make compensation or retaliation for; give a reward or inflict a penalty for.
—v.i.
4. To make repayment or requital. See synonyms under REQUITE. [<OF repaier]
—re·pay′a·ble adjective
—re·pay′ment noun
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