repay

Example Sentences

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And families can struggle to repay the debt.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

FAT Brands also tapped cash meant to repay lenders to fund company expenses and recently sold stock in its Twin Peaks franchise without approval from the presiding bankruptcy court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

The £377m was classified as a loan, the report said, but the DBT has no repayment schedule in place and it was not apparent that British Steel would be able to repay the loan.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

As the company’s liquidity ran dry, it resorted to “self help” to stay afloat, using revenue collections earmarked to repay lenders to cover operating costs instead, including its legal fees, court papers show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Now is my paying-back time—trying to repay the chimpanzees and the forest for all the wonderful time I have spent with them.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall