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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 re·pay /(ˌ)riˈpe/
 (vt.)(vi.)償還,報答,報復

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Re·pay v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaid p. pr. & vb. n. Repaying.]
 1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.
 If you repay me not on such a day,
 In such a place, such sum or sums.   --Shak.
 2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury.
    Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection.   --Rambler.
 3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.
 Syn: -- To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 repay
      v 1: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: refund, return,
            give back]
      2: make repayment for or return something [syn: requite]
      3: act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's
         behavior or actions [syn: reward, pay back]
      4: answer back [syn: retort, come back, return, riposte,
          rejoin]
      [also: repaid]