REPAYMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of returning money received previously

Synonyms:

refund; repayment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("repayment" is a kind of...):

defrayal; defrayment; payment (the act of paying money)

Derivation:

repay (pay back)

repay (make repayment for or return something)

Meaning:

Payment of a debt or obligation

Synonyms:

quittance; repayment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("repayment" is a kind of...):

payment (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "repayment"):

redemption (repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock))

Derivation:

repay (pay back)

repay (make repayment for or return something)