repayment
noun/rɪˈpeɪmənt/
Frequency rank: #8,244 most common English word
Meaning
The act of paying back money that was borrowed.
Example sentence
She made her final repayment on the student loan last month.
Synonyms & related words
Practice this word in the quiz
More words in ranks 8,201–8,300
- redevelopmentthe process of improving or rebuilding an area, especially an urban one, by constructing new buildings or facilities.
- reflexAn automatic and involuntary response to a stimulus.
- relocateto move to a new place or position.
- rematcha second contest between the same opponents, held after an earlier match.
- renalrelating to the kidneys
- riddlea question or statement phrased as a puzzle to be solved.
- roacha cockroach; a common household insect pest.
- roethe mass of eggs found in a female fish, often eaten as food.
- rubblebroken fragments of stone, brick, or other building materials, especially from a destroyed structure.
- sapphireA precious gemstone that is typically bright blue in color.