unrepayable
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌnrɪˈpeɪəbl/
:
irrecuperable
- The student realized that taking out a loan for a luxury item would lead to unrepayable debt.
Examples
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Sacred gifts or objects, either once presented to gods or given to us by ancestors or gods, define a person's being or a clan's identity and therefore become unrepayable.
Academic text (2006) -
In the interim, the federal machine will continue to spend like there is no tomorrow and to borrow us further into unrepayable debt.
Blog text (4) -
(It has been possible in certain societies to do that by assuming unrepayable debt.)
Blog text (3) -
For the time being, civilized methods exist for getting out from under unrepayable debt, but these are unlikely to persist once too many people try to rely on them.
Blog text (6) -
After the generous donation, she felt a sense of gratitude that left her with an unrepayable debt of thanks.
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The government has accumulated unrepayable liabilities that may burden future generations.
Synonyms
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5.5
Too large for a person or company to afford
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7.3
Money that cannot be collected from the person who owes it
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6.6
A gift or act too kind to be paid back
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5.3
Impossible to get back money that someone owes
Antonyms
How Repayable
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6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unrepayable is made of clear parts: un- 'not', re- 'again', pay 'give money', and -able 'can be'. So it literally means 'not able to be paid back', which is why we use it for debts, help, or damage that cannot be returned or fixed.