Repayable

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be repaid. not-comparable

    ". I owe her a debt not repayable for how she has reared William."

  2. 2
    to be repaid; owing. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    subject to repayment wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
due

Example

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"Japan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so."

Etymology

From repay + -able.

Related phrases

non-repayable

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