repayer

One who reimburses

A repayer is someone who repays—returning money borrowed or reciprocating a kindness.

The word appears most often in financial contexts: mortgage repayers, loan repayers.

It can also describe someone who returns favors or settles debts of gratitude.

restitution

compensation

Payment for services rendered

reparation · redress · recompense · amends · settlement · restoration · damages · recovery · remedy · rectification

debt

loan

Borrowed money repaid later

mortgage · interest · principal · installment · arrears · default · amortization · refinance · settlement · payoff

reciprocity

favor

Kind act or preference

gratitude · payback · acknowledgment · appreciation · thanksgiving · tribute · recognition · indebtedness · blessing

Opposites
financial role in debt transaction

repayerborrower

One who takes temporarily

debtor · lender · creditor · obligor · mortgagee

fulfillment of obligation

repayerdefaulter

One who fails obligations

deadbeat · welcher · delinquent · bankrupt · swindler

Phrases
Family

repay, repayment, repaying, repays, prepayment

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G