Return and Repay

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Return

Return verb - Pay back.

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Repay is a synonym for return in earn topic. In some cases you can use "Repay" instead a verb "Return", when it comes to topics like give back, money, restore, reciprocate. popular alternative

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Repay

Repay verb - Pay back.

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Return is a synonym for repay in pay back topic. You can use "Return" instead a verb "Repay", if it concerns topics such as reward, money, restore, reciprocate. popular alternative

Nearby Words: repayment, repaying, repayable

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Common collocations

favour	return favour	repay favour
life	return life	repay life
people	return people	repay people
favor	return favor	repay favor
Other words: time, way, money, everyone, times.

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