repay
US: /ɹiˈpeɪ/
UK: /ɹɪpˈeɪ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
repay /ri:'pei/- động từ re-paid /'ri:'peid/, repaid /'ri:'peid/
- trả lại, đáp lại, hoàn lại
- to repay a blow: đánh trả lại
- to repay a visit: đi thăm đáp lại
- to repay money: hoàm lại tiền
- báo đáp, đền đáp, đèn ơn, báo ứng, quả báo
- to repay someone for his kindness: đền đáp lại lòng tử tế của ai
- trả lại, đáp lại, hoàn lại
Advanced English dictionary
1 ~ sth (to sb)~ (sb) (sth) to pay back the money that you have borrowed from sb: [VN] to repay a debt / loan / mortgage + When are you going to repay them? + I'll repay the money I owe them next week. + The advance must be repaid to the publisher if the work is not completed on time. + [VNN] I fully intend to repay them the money that they lent me.
2 [VN] ~ sb (for sth)
~ sth (with sth) to give sth to sb or do sth for them in return for sth that they have done for you: How can I ever repay you for your generosity? + Their trust was repaid with fierce loyalty.
3 [VN] (BrE, formal) if sth repays your attention, interest, study, etc., it is worth spending time to look at it, etc: The report repays careful reading.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
pay back, recompense, compensate, requite, reciprocate, return the favour or compliment, reward, square with, settle (up) with; refund, give back, return, reimburse, restore:
How can I ever repay you for what you have done? Alan repaid the money he borrowed from me.
Collocation
1 pay back money
ADV.
fully, in full
The loan must be repaid in full by December 31.
VERB + REPAY
be able/unable to, can/could (afford to) | use sth to
The proceeds from the sale will be used to repay the loan.
PREP.
to
This money must be repaid to the bank.
2 bring you sth in return for your efforts
ADV.
amply, more than, well
The charter can be seen in the town museum, which more than repays a visit.
PREP.
for
I felt that I had been amply repaid for my exertions.
Concise dictionary
repaid|repays|repaying'rɪːpeɪverb
+pay back
+make repayment for or return something
+act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
+answer back
