repay



repay someone by something

to recompense someone by doing something; to settle a debt with someone by doing something. I will repay you by cutting your lawn free for a year. How's that? Can I repay you by taking you to dinner?
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repay someone for something

to remunerate someone for doing something. I refused to repay him for his excessive expenses. She was repaid for her kindness many times over.
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repay someone with something

to remunerate someone with something. The farmer's wife repaid the plumbers with fresh eggs and cream. We were repaid with fresh eggs from the farm.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BastianBAHS-tee-ahnGerman
CÉIbhfhionn-Irish Mythology
LieselotteLEE-ze-law-təGerman
Nichol-Scottish, Medieval English
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Aniketos-Greek, Ancient Greek