repayment

/riˈpeɪmɪnt/
/riˈpeɪmənt/
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Other forms: repayments

Definitions of repayment
  1. noun
    payment of a debt or obligation
    synonyms: quittance
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    types:
    redemption
    repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)
    type of:
    payment
    a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
  2. noun
    the act of returning money received previously
    synonyms: refund
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    type of:
    defrayal, defrayment, payment
    the act of paying money
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