repaying

verb

present participle of repay
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 Liverpool desperately need striker Alexander Isak to stay fit and start repaying last summer’s £125million fee. — Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The commission alleges Cloth and his company raised more than $500 million from investors for various film and television projects, and then diverted $70 million of the funds to other uses, like repaying earlier investors. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 With Aptive, canceling before your 12-month term ends can require repaying up to $199 in promotional discounts. — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 28 July 2026 Now, the 32-year-old measures her achievements in being able to do meaningful work and repaying the effort her parents poured into her. — Jennifer Liu valentina Duarte, CNBC, 26 July 2026 Either owner of a joint savings account may be able to withdraw all the funds depending on the account agreement and state law, and both holders of a joint credit card are generally on the hook for repaying the debt regardless of who charged it. — Ashley Lynch july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 Both account holders are generally responsible for repaying the balance even if only one person made the purchases. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 In other areas, refugees are actively repaying the hospitality of host communities, as in the case of Malians who fled to neighboring Mauritania. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026 Many borrowers currently repaying their student loans, as well as prospective students and their families, will see the impacts, including through higher monthly payments. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaying
  1. reimbursing
  2. paying
  3. exchanging
  4. reciprocating
  5. compensating
Verb
  • The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Instead of reimbursing a share of wages or tuition after a worker is already hired, this tax credit helps pay for the physical infrastructure required to train workers.
    — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of reimbursing
Verb
  • Without his salary, paying rent, buying food, phone credit, covering transport costs and paying water bills have all become daily struggles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The proposal stated that military or civilian cargo linked to Israeli vessels and other entities deemed to have damaged Iran would be banned from crossing until paying compensation.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of paying
Verb
  • Weatherford police were notified by Child Protective Services on July 30 that Liles was accused of exchanging inappropriate text messages with a student, according to a Facebook post from the department.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Many ex-addicts turn to religion, exchanging one inflexible code for another; John’s own post-heroin spiritual exercises were omnivorous.
    — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchanging
Verb
  • The first are eleven reciprocating gas engines, totaling about 30 MW, which mechanically drive compressors used to process and move natural gas.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Members of the Algerian team are reciprocating Lawrence’s appreciation by engulfing themselves in KU’s Jayhawk culture.
    — PJ Green June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
Definition of reciprocating
Verb
  • One of them lost one of the viral proteins entirely, compensating for its loss with changes elsewhere in the genome.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Moscow can keep paying for the war by forcing businesses to absorb the cost of drone attacks rather than spending on better drone defenses or compensating damaged firms.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of compensating

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