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repay

Best crossword clue

"Return money"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɹiˈpeɪ/Part of speech verbSorted aepryStarts with REnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To pay back money or return a favor.

Word origin

From Old French repaier (“to pay back”), from re- + paiier (“to pay”), from Latin pācāre (“to settle, to make peaceful”), from pāx (“peace”) + -ō (forming verbs). Equivalent to re- + pay. Cognate with repacify and French repayer (“to pay again”).

Used in a sentence

  • I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.
  • I'll repay this wrong asap.
  • But drops of Grief can ne’re repay / The debt of Love I owe, […]

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