English → Latin
“repay” in Latin
repōnōto put back; to put back, return a bone to its proper place, to reduce a dislocation; to restorereferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away; to give back, give up, return, restore, pay back, repay, render, payreddōto give back, return, restore; to give up, hand over, deliver, render, provide, assign; to surrender, relinquish, deliveremūnerōto reward, recompense, remuneratepēnsōto ponder, consider; to weigh, counterbalance; to pay for, purchasenummusa coin, piece of money
The English word repay itself goes back to Latin pāx, through paco.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
repay
reponere (e.g., nummos): gratiam referre alicui (anybody): referre, reddere, remunerari (anything, in a good sense): pensare, or compensare aliquid aliqua re; rependere aliquid aliqua re (☞ not recompensare). To repay good for evil, maleficia benefactis pensare: to repay evil for good, benefacta maleficiis pensare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for repay?
- The usual Latin words for “repay” are repōnō, referō, reddō; also remūnerō, pēnsō, nummus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.