repayment
The act of repayingThe act of repaying.
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» Student loan repayment begins next month.
joan_LanguageProcess · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of repaying.
вы́платаvýplata
the act of returning money received previously
(countable, uncountable)The money or other item that is repaid.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The act of revenge, an act of revenge.
Examples
5 sentencesStudent loan repayment begins next month.
He impatiently asked for repayment.
We offer flexible repayment options.
When Tom lost his job, he couldn't keep up his mortgage repayments and he was threatened with foreclosure.
ruКогда Том потерял работу, он не успевал выплачивать ипотеку, и ему грозило выселение и принудительная продажа жилья с аукциона. — Ooneykcall
deAls Tom seine Arbeit verlor, konnte er nicht länger seine Hypothek zurückzahlen, und ihm drohte die Zwangsversteigerung. — al_ex_an_der
Cash requirements for financing activities consist primarily of long-term debt repayments, interest payments and dividend payments to shareholders.
deDer Mittelbedarf für Finanzierungstätigkeiten besteht im Wesentlichen aus langfristigen Schuldentilgungen, Zinszahlungen und Dividendenzahlungen an die Aktionäre. — bigfellow68
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From repay + -ment, also equivalent to re- + payment.From repay + -ment, also equivalent to re- + payment.
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Forms
plural: repayments| Singular | repayment |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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