repayment

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noun

The act of repaying.

CommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounrepayment (countable and uncountable, plural repayments)

plural repayments

  1. countableuncountableThe act of repaying.
  2. countableuncountableThe money or other item that is repaid.
  3. countablefigurativelyuncountableThe act of revenge, an act of revenge.

Synonyms & antonyms

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nounthe act of returning money received previously

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nounpayment of a debt or obligation

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian върната сума, изплащане
  • върната сума (vărnata suma)that which is repaid
  • изплащане (izplaštane)act
Finnish maksu, korvaus
  • maksuthat which is repaid
  • korvausthat which is repaid
  • maksaminenact
  • korvaaminenact
  • takaisinmaksuact
Irish aisíocaíocht, aisíoc
  • aisíocaíochtthat which is repaid
  • aisíocthat which is repaid
  • aisíocaíochtact
  • aisíocact
Māori whakautunga, whakautunga moni
  • whakautungathat which is repaid
  • whakautunga monithat which is repaid
  • whakautungaact
  • whakautunga moniact
Polish spłata
  • spłatathat which is repaid
Russian вы́плата
  • вы́плата (výplata)act
Spanish repago, repago
  • repagothat which is repaid
  • repagoact
  • repagamentoact
Welsh ad-daliad, ad-dalu
  • ad-daliadthat which is repaid
  • ad-daluact
  • ad-daliadact

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Chicago

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