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repaid

re·pay
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-pey]
    • /rɪˈpeɪ/
    • /rɪˈpeɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-pey]
    • /rɪˈpeɪ/

Definitions of repaid word

  • verb with object repaid to pay back or refund, as money. 1
  • verb with object repaid to make return for: She repaid the compliment with a smile. 1
  • verb with object repaid to make return to in any way: We can never repay you for your help. 1
  • verb with object repaid to return: to repay a visit. 1
  • verb without object repaid to make repayment or return. 1
  • adjective repaid debt: paid back, settled 1
See all 8 definitions of repaid

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Origin of repaid

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
From the Middle French word repaier, dating back to 1520-30. See re-, pay1

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Parts of speech for Repaid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Repaid

repaid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

repaid usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for repaid

verb repaid

  • amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
  • avenged — Simple past tense and past participle of avenge.
  • comped — a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
  • overcompensated — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.

adjective repaid

  • compensated — Simple past tense and past participle of compensate.
  • indemnified — to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc.
All 6 Synonyms of repaid

Antonyms for repaid

verb repaid

  • choused — Simple past tense and past participle of chouse.
  • defrauded — to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud: Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.
  • jived — swing music or early jazz.
All 3 Antonyms of repaid

Top questions with repaid

  • when a bank loan is repaid the supply of money?
  • when do student loans need to be repaid?
  • how much tarp money has been repaid?
  • how is oxygen debt repaid?
  • how is a mortgage repaid?
  • how much of tarp has been repaid?
  • how are student loans repaid?
  • this is how i am repaid?
  • when do student loans have to be repaid?

Related words

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    small sporadic amounts

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    Eurobonds are bonds which are issued in a particular European currency and sold to people from a country with a different currency.

  • floor planning

    a system of financing that permits a dealer to borrow money to buy goods, which become the security for the loan that is repaid when the merchandise is sold.

  • free lunch

    food provided without charge in some bars and saloons to attract customers.

  • lend-lease

    the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
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