What is another word for Repaid?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪpˈe͡ɪd] (IPA)

When it comes to expressing the idea of receiving back what one has previously given or lent, "repaid" isn't the only word that will do the trick. There are several synonyms that can help you communicate the same concept in a variety of ways. For example, "reimbursed" is a good word to use when describing the act of paying back money that was owed. "Compensated" takes a more general approach, encompassing the idea of restoring any type of valuable item or service. "Redeemed" can work well when the focus is on atoning for a past mistake through acts of kindness or generosity, while "recouped" has a more business-related connotation, referring to recovering costs or expenses.

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Usage examples for Repaid

I was his guest once, and I 'm not sure that I Repaid the hospitality as became me.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
In course of time she found out what he wanted, though he never gave her advice or suggestion in reference to it; and he had amply Repaid her for all the pains she had been to by saying once, after she had played for him half an hour in a dark room, while he rested on a sofa near her, that she was growing more like her mother every day.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
Your poor mother rented a pianow for you, too, I reckon, and hired you a teacher; and when you could drum a little, she thought you could play a great deal, and felt Repaid for all her trouble, believing that you would turn out well, and make your brothers feel ashamed of themselves for being so worthless.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe

Famous quotes with Repaid

  • Her face was all too bright for tears, she gave Sighs to the wind, and weeping to the wave, And left a lesson unto after-times, Too little dwelt upon in minstrel rhymes, A lesson how inconstancy should be Repaid again by like inconstancy.
    Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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