偿付

償付

chángfù

verb #40,731

Meanings

1 to pay back
2 to repay; to indemnify
3 to settle (a claim)

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Examples

保险公司按时偿付了赔偿金。

Bǎoxiǎn gōngsī ànshí chángfù le péichángjīn.

The insurance company paid out the compensation on schedule.

公司无力偿付到期债券。

Gōngsī wúlì chángfù dàoqī zhàiquàn.

The company is unable to repay the maturing bonds.

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usage

Formal/financial synonym of 偿还. Common collocations: 偿付能力 (solvency — a regulatory metric for insurers), 偿付本息 (repay principal and interest), 如期偿付 (repay on schedule).

Stroke Order

偿 cháng

付 fù