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Repay

To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

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Broader term 7

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Answer 76% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

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Give 76% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pay 76% connected

To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reply 76% connected

To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Respond 76% connected

To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.

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Manner of action 4

Pay 76% connected

To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reimburse 76% connected

To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Restitute 76% connected

To restore to a former state.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Restore 76% connected

To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Payment 74% connected

The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Payment 74% connected

The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Quittance 74% connected

Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Quittance 74% connected

Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repayment 74% connected

The act of repaying; reimbursement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repayment 74% connected

The act of repaying; reimbursement.

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Synonym 6

Refund 92% connected

To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rejoin 92% connected

To join again; to unite after separation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Requite 92% connected

To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to p…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Retort 92% connected

To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Return 92% connected

To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reward 92% connected

To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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