Repayment Meaning in English

word

US

ɹiˈpeɪmənt

ree-PAY-muhnt

UK

ɹɪpˈeɪmənt

rih-PAY-muhnt

التعريف

The act of paying back money that was borrowed or owed, often in installments or a lump sum.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal and common in finance or business. Typical collocations: 'loan repayment', 'early repayment', 'repayment plan'. Not used for small personal debts (like lunch money), but for larger sums or official borrowing.

• Spanish: reembolso - devolución (de dinero)
• Portuguese (BR): restituição - reembolso - pagamento de volta
• Portuguese (PT): restituição - reembolso - pagamento de volta
• Chinese (Simplified): 还款 - 偿还
• Chinese (Traditional): 還款 - 償還
• Hindi: वापसी भुगतान - पुनर्भुगतान
• Arabic: سداد - إعادة دفع
• Bengali: পরিশোধ - ঋণ পরিশোধ
• Russian: погашение - возврат (долга)
• Japanese: 返済
• Vietnamese: hoàn trả - trả nợ
• Korean: 상환
• Turkish: geri ödeme
• Urdu: ادائیگی - واپسی (قرض)
• Indonesian: pelunasan - pembayaran kembali

جمل نموذجية

The repayment of the loan is due next month.

basic

She set up a repayment plan for her credit card debt.

basic

Tim made his final repayment last week.

basic

With early repayment, you can save on interest charges.

natural

We're struggling to keep up with our monthly repayment.

natural

Is there a penalty for late repayment?

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