repay

UK /ɹiˈpeɪ/ US /ɹiˈpeɪ/
verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

Synonym of pay back in all senses.

I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.

I'll repay this wrong asap.

2

To make worthwhile; to yield a result worth the effort; to pay off.

The possible importance of excessive androgen secretion and the ingestion of agents such as the fluorenamines may repay further investigation.

3

To give in return; requite.

verb

1

To pay (cover with tar, pitch, etc.) again.

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