Other Word Forms
- non-repayable adjective
- unrepayable adjective
Example Sentences
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She did her research and managed to find repayable grants to get set up.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
It used its depositors’ funds, which were always repayable on demand, to buy long-dated Treasury securities.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023
The EIC will also invest in start-up companies to help them scale up using “blended finance” — part grant and part repayable loan.
From Nature • Jun. 7, 2018
However, Glencore made the loan with the caveat that it would be “immediately repayable on demand” within three months if Gertler failed to secure the contract.
From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2017
Money may be deposited in a bank in two names and be repayable to both conjointly, by either separately, or to the survivor of the two.
From Everybody's Guide to Money Matters: with a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing therein by Cotton, William
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