repayable
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English repay Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English repayable From repay + -able.
- Able to be repaid.
“. I owe her a debt not repayable for how she has reared William.”
“The debt for being alive, the debt for being loved is only repayable by mercy.”
- to be repaid; owing.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English repay Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English repayable From repay + -able.
- An amount, a loan, etc. to be repaid.
“Proponents long have urged that these repayables be taken out of the picture of government's running expenses.”