pay back; "Please refund me my money"
Used in a Sentence
repay
How to use repay in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for repay.
Editorial note
It's unclear how such a repayment scheme would work in practice.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
pay back; "Please refund me my money"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of repay gathered in one view.
make repayment for or return something
act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for repay.
verb
pay back; "Please refund me my money"
verb
make repayment for or return something
See also: requite
verb
act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
See also: reward
verb
answer back
Example sentences
It's unclear how such a repayment scheme would work in practice.
For example, how will Mt. Gox repay debtees who are owed USD/EUR/AUD/etc, not bitcoin?
When companies are caught they negotiate deals to repay some, but not all, of the tax.
Effectively you are saying 'if you are so kind as to think of me I will repay you with trash'.
And when it comes due, the noteholder has a legal right to sue for its repayment if it is not paid.
The debtor doesn't repay because he legitimately can't scrape up that much3.
Debt is priced based on the debtor's expected ability to repay.
Once trust in the ability to repay debt gets eroded things can get out of control very quickly.
No ambiguity about sentences like "when they tell us they want to borrow $100 at 10% interest, they mean that they wish to repay $110.
And if all US/EUR/AUD/etc debts will be converted into BTC debts for purposes of repayment, what prices will they use for the actual conversion?
The investor loans funds to the company and the company signs a note promising to repay the principal with interest.
If I ever see significant success in this life, I look forward to being able to repay the debt I owe to this marvelous institution.
In my life this has been consistently the case- Bush didn't undo the "you must lend to people who can't repay" regulations of Clinton with the unsurprising result.
And now that Mt. Gox has collapsed and taken your money with it, it's probably best to accept that all of your money is 100% gone and never coming back, because that way when Feb 2015 rolls around you might be pleasantly surprised if Mt. Gox happens to repay you some small percentage of your holdings.
Another concerning part of their current liabilities is that $290 million of it is "accrued merchant payables" -- in the US they take up to 60 days to repay merchants.
The vast majority of our borrowers are used to flat rates being quoted by local lenders, and when they tell us they want to borrow $100 at 10% interest, they mean that they wish to repay $110.
I actually saw one today which discouraged you from asking your friends for help, apparently it's better to pay the company to do repairs than go through all the hassle of having to repay a favour.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use repay in a sentence?
It's unclear how such a repayment scheme would work in practice.
What does repay mean?
pay back; "Please refund me my money"
What part of speech is repay?
repay is commonly used as verb.