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To provide a refund or recompense
“This type of insurance protects the lender in the event the borrower is unable to repay the loan.”
To recompense or award someone in return for something done or given
“But he silently vowed, with all the resolve that had brought him off the streets of Kyoto to the New Jerusalem of America, that one day, in some way, he would repay this kindness.”
To atone or make amends for something, typically a wrongdoing
“He does his job in an attempt to repay for his sins and to regain his mortality.”
To exact revenge on someone
“I might torment him for another decade to repay him for his insolence and treachery.”
(rare) To be worth one's while
“These sites would repay more detailed investigation.”
To say something in response, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner
To earn or produce as revenue
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