REPAY Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word repay. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for REPAY
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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 |