repayment period

collocation in English

meaningsofrepaymentandperiod

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repayment
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈpeɪ.mənt/us
/rɪˈpeɪ.mənt/
the act of repaying someone ...
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period
adjective
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
the clothes or furniture of a particular time ...
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(Definition ofrepaymentandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The sales and return system restricted credit by shortening therepaymentperiodprecisely when the market was moving into its most sluggish period.
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Such schemes enable two generations to purchase a house with a longerrepaymentperiod, which serves the needs of extended family living.
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There is just one exception—people who are in the last 12 months of theirrepaymentperiod.
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In 1960 a maximumrepaymentperiodof two years was imposed.
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If the former student had a more favourablerepaymentperiod, one would have to accept that the whole system would be more expensive.
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Our scheme offers preferential terms, including deferment and a retail prices index-linked interest rate for students, and a relatively shortrepaymentperiodbenefits the taxpayer.
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The first matter concerns therepaymentperiodbeing increased.
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For other graduates therepaymentperiodwill initially be five years.
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We have announced today that therepaymentperiodwill initially be seven years for graduates who borrow for more than four years.
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The extendedrepaymentperiodfor students on courses longer than four years will be similarly increased.
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We have said that we are prepared to consider extending therepaymentperiodin relation to the size of the borrowing.
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The longrepaymentperiodavailable for thermal energy—that is, fossil-fuel power stations—should be available for renewable energy installations too.
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The standardrepaymentperiodfor other students will be initially five years.
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But if it were a varying rate of interest there would not be the ten-yearrepaymentperiodfrom 1968.
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He urged that there ought to be a longer grave period and a longerrepaymentperiod.
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Therepaymentperiodwill be five years, or seven years for those who are taking the longest courses.
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The normal maximumrepaymentperiodfor a social fund loan is 78 weeks although this can be extended to 104 weeks.
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There is absolutely no reason why there should not be variations of therepaymentperiod.
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In 1965 the loan was made interest-free, with a 20-yearsrepaymentperiod.
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It seems to me that, unless therepaymentperiodis increased, there will be very great hardship.
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