Give
Give verb - To make a present of.
Repay
Repay verb - Make repayment for or return something.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The President of the United States then works out a deal that to repay the Russians, he will give an order... to nuke New York.
Source: Downer Ending / Film -
She does this partly to repay them and partly to give purpose to her life, which has been exceedingly traumatic up till now: the world she lives in is not a pleasant one.
- And that's exactly how it is with you people and me: I take you in, give you all kinds of good things, let you share my good name, and this is how you repay me!?
Source: The Only Way They Will Learn
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