1
as in reimbursing
to make a return payment to
I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me
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2
as in paying
to make a return for
how can we ever repay your kindness?
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Recent Examples of repaying
Those who had been repaying loans for 20 years or more would have gotten their loans erased.
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Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Murphy responded to jeers, following two poor misses, by scoring twice and repaying Howe’s faith.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The classmates laugh and jeer, but Glinda, repaying Elphaba’s act of kindness, joins her in a wordless duet.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
Victims are often coerced into repaying loans at sky-high interest rates, with some even being threatened for delays.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
No more dodging dealers who wanted to kill her for not repaying debts.
—John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Share this plan with your lenders and creditors to demonstrate your commitment to repaying your obligations and maintaining a positive credit standing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
This could include borrowers who had been repaying their loans under an IDR plan for 20 or 25 years, or stand to benefit from the IDR Account Adjustment, a related initiative that can credit borrowers retroactively with time toward IDR loan forgiveness.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
That's because DirecTV, which will now be responsible for repaying the bonds, is much less leveraged than Dish — and is valued at $11 billion.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Murphy responded to jeers, following two poor misses, by scoring twice and repaying Howe’s faith.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The classmates laugh and jeer, but Glinda, repaying Elphaba’s act of kindness, joins her in a wordless duet.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
Victims are often coerced into repaying loans at sky-high interest rates, with some even being threatened for delays.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
No more dodging dealers who wanted to kill her for not repaying debts.
—John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Share this plan with your lenders and creditors to demonstrate your commitment to repaying your obligations and maintaining a positive credit standing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
This could include borrowers who had been repaying their loans under an IDR plan for 20 or 25 years, or stand to benefit from the IDR Account Adjustment, a related initiative that can credit borrowers retroactively with time toward IDR loan forgiveness.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
That's because DirecTV, which will now be responsible for repaying the bonds, is much less leveraged than Dish — and is valued at $11 billion.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Repaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaying. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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