repayable

== English == === Etymology === From repay + -able. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === repayable (not comparable) Able to be repaid. (business, of a debt) to be repaid; owing. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === repayable (plural repayables) An amount, a loan, etc. to be repaid. 1949, Engineering News-record (volume 143, part 2, page 17) Proponents long have urged that these repayables be taken out of the picture of government's running expenses.