HOW TO PRONOUNCE
repay
/ɹiˈpeɪ/
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What does repay mean?
verb
- Synonym of pay back in all senses.
- To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.
- To give in return; requite.
More meanings (1)
verb
- To pay (cover with tar, pitch, etc.) again.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹiˈpeɪ/
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“And will you mention to me the yearly sum which would repay you for managing these affairs which we have discussed together?”
Yet, although greatly provoked, Demetrius, into whose power it shortly after came to repay the affront, would not suffer himself to retaliate.
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But it will expand again, after a day or two of captivity, and will repay all the trouble which it has cost.
In localities where they can be grown, their beauty and fine flavor repay for the high culture and careful winter protection required.
Then, one by one, the Elves secretly did some little work of kindness, and found a quiet joy come back to repay them.