"repayable" meaning in English

See repayable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-repayable.wav
Etymology: From repay + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|repay|able}} repay + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} repayable (not comparable)
  1. Able to be repaid. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-repayable-en-adj-5RIBa0Oa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 39 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 65 19 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 37 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 35 27
  2. (business, of a debt) to be repaid; owing. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-repayable-en-adj-gFPTzeHR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 37 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 35 27 Topics: business
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonrepayable

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-repayable.wav Forms: repayables [plural]
Etymology: From repay + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|repay|able}} repay + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} repayable (plural repayables)
  1. An amount, a loan, etc. to be repaid.
    Sense id: en-repayable-en-noun-wr-7-fJO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 37 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 35 27

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