Match and Repay

Match

Match verb - To be the exact counterpart of.

Repay and match are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repay" instead a verb "Match".

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

Repay

Repay verb - To make a return payment to.

Match and repay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Match" instead a verb "Repay".

Nearby Words: repayment, repaying, repayable

Common collocations

time match time repay time
way match way repay way
times match times repay times

Both words in one sentence

  • Chess with Death Heracles once challenged Death to a wrestling match over the soul of his friend's belowed wife, to repay for said friend's hospitality.
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