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REPAY Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word repay. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word repay. (close relations)
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refund
verb, nounv, n
noun

• money returned to a payer

• the act of returning money received previously

verb

• pay back

pay back
verbv
verb

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

• take vengeance on or get even

compensate
verbv
verb

• adjust for

• make amends for; pay compensation for

• make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

• make reparations or amends for

• do or give something to somebody in return

• make payment to; compensate

recompense
verb, nounv, n
noun

• payment or reward (as for service rendered)

• the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

verb

• make amends for; pay compensation for

• make payment to; compensate

reimburse
verbv
verb

• pay back for some expense incurred

• reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

remunerate
verbv
verb

• make payment to; compensate

satisfy
verbv
verb

• meet the requirements or expectations of

• make happy or satisfied

• fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

settle
verbv
noun

• a long wooden bench with a back

verb

• settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

• bring to an end; settle conclusively

• settle conclusively; come to terms

• take up residence and become established

• come to terms

• go under

• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

• become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

• establish or develop as a residence

• come to rest

• arrange or fix in the desired order

• accept despite lack of complete satisfaction

• end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

• dispose of; make a financial settlement

• become clear by the sinking of particles

• cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

• sink down or precipitate

• fix firmly

• get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

• make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

• form a community

• come as if by falling

square
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle

• characterized by honesty and fairness

noun

• (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

• the product of two equal terms

• an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

• something approximating the shape of a square

• someone who doesn't understand what is going on

• a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

• any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles

• a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles

adverb

• in a straight direct way

• in a square shape

• firmly and solidly

adjective satellite

• providing abundant nourishment

• leaving no balance

• without evasion or compromise

• rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

verb

• make square

• raise to the second power

• cause to match, as of ideas or acts

• position so as to be square

• be compatible with

• pay someone and settle a debt

• turn the paddle; in canoeing

• turn the oar, while rowing

return
verb, nounv, n
noun

• document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

• a coming to or returning home

• the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

• getting something back again

• the act of going back to a prior location

• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

• happening again (especially at regular intervals)

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

• a reciprocal group action

• a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

• (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble

• the act of someone appearing again

verb

• go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

• give back

• go back to a previous state

• go back to something earlier

• bring back to the point of departure

• return in kind

• make a return

• answer back

• be restored

• pay back

• pass down

• elect again

• be inherited by

• return to a previous position; in mathematics

• give or supply

• submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority

rejoin
verbv
verb

• join again

• answer back

requite
verbv
verb

• make repayment for or return something

retort
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

verb

• answer back

reward
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

• payment made in return for a service rendered

• an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

• the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

• benefit resulting from some event or action

verb

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• strengthen and support with rewards

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

riposte
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge

verb

• make a return thrust

• answer back

come back
verbv
verb

• be restored

• go back to something earlier

• even the score, in sports

• answer back

give back
verbv
verb

• pay back

Best Hypernyms For REPAY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for repay, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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act answer compensate give indemnify move pay recompense refund reimburse remunerate reply respond settle

Alternatives for REFUND

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