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repay

re·pay

UK/ɹiˈpeɪ/ US/riˈpeɪ/ fairly common

verb

1.

pay back

  • “Please refund me my money”
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act or give recompensation in recognition of someone''s behavior or actions

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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”).

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