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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

repayment

/ɹiˈpeɪmənt/

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What does repayment mean?

noun

  1. The act of repaying.
  2. The money or other item that is repaid.
  3. (figuratively) The act of revenge, an act of revenge.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɹiˈpeɪmənt/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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They are only the repayment of a part of the expense which must be laid out in employing it.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
He said that the repayment of a debt is just, and in saying so he appears to me to be right.
PlatoThe RepublicTranslated by Benjamin JowettProject Gutenberg ebook #1497
More book examples (3)
Oftentimes that seemeth to be charity which is rather carnality, because it springeth from natural inclination, self-will, hope of repayment, desire of gain.
à Kempis ThomasThe Imitation of ChristTranslated by William BenhamProject Gutenberg ebook #1653
Knowing I had that money of Vernon's, he was continually borrowing of me, still promising repayment as soon as he should be in business.
Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinProject Gutenberg ebook #148
As a security for the repayment of this loan, the professor executed a mortgage on his valuable collection of minerals in favour of Parkman.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446