1. (v. t.) To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

2. (v. t.) To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury.

3. (v. t.) To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.

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