Re-pāy', v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. REPAID; p. pr. & vb. n. REPAYING.] [Prefix re and pay; Fr. repayer, Sp. repagar.] 1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.
If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place, such sum or sums. Shak.
Sense 2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; — in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury.
Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection. Rambler.
Sense 3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.
Synonyms— To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; re-imburse; reward; re-quite.