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Mispay vs Repay - What's the difference?

mispay | repay |

As verbs the difference between mispay and repay

is that mispay is to pay incorrectly, or to the wrong person while repay is to pay back.

mispay

English

Verb

  • To pay incorrectly, or to the wrong person.
  • (obsolete) To dissatisfy.

    • Related terms

    * mispayment (Webster 1913)

    repay

    English

    Verb

  • To pay back.
    • I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.

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