re·pay 
/riˈpeɪ/ verb
re·pays; re·paid /riˈpeɪ/ verb /-ˈpeɪd/ re·pay·ing [+ obj] 1 a : to pay back (money that you have borrowed)
▪ repay a loan/debt ▪ You can repay the mortgage over 30 years.
b : to make a payment to (a person or organization that has loaned you money)
▪ She would rather have to repay the bank than borrow from her parents and have to repay them. 2 a : to do or give something in return for (something)
▪ How can I ever repay your kindness? ▪ He repaid her kindness with cruelty. [=he was cruel to her after she had been kind to him] : to provide something in return for (work, effort, etc.) ▪ Our efforts will be repaid [=our effort will have been worthwhile] if even one person who has never voted before votes on election day.
b : to do something for (someone) in return for what that person has done for you
▪ How can I ever repay you for your kindness?
▪ repay a loan/debt ▪ You can repay the mortgage over 30 years.
b : to make a payment to (a person or organization that has loaned you money)
▪ She would rather have to repay the bank than borrow from her parents and have to repay them.
▪ How can I ever repay your kindness? ▪ He repaid her kindness with cruelty. [=he was cruel to her after she had been kind to him] : to provide something in return for (work, effort, etc.) ▪ Our efforts will be repaid [=our effort will have been worthwhile] if even one person who has never voted before votes on election day.
b : to do something for (someone) in return for what that person has done for you
▪ How can I ever repay you for your kindness?
