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Repayment Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Repayment has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of returning money received previously

"After signing the loan agreement, his primary focus became ensuring timely repayment of the borrowed funds."

2

payment of a debt or obligation

"The bank approved our loan after confirming that we had completed the full repayment on our previous mortgage."

3

The act of repaying.

"The loan agreement specifies that full repayment must be made within three years."

See Also
rollover requital time note repayments credit rating nonrepaying hypothecator frist
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
payment
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
redemption

Origin

Repayment is formed by adding the suffix "-ment" to the verb "repay." This word entered English as a straightforward combination of its parts without any shift in meaning from its original components.

Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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