Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repo

/ˈɹɛpoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: re-po
IPA: /ˈɹɛpoʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of repossession, most commonly of a vehicle, house or condominium.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Clipping of repositioning.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Clipping of repurchase A type of agreement which allows a borrower to use a financial security as collateral for a cash loan at a fixed interest rate, or to buy something back that was sold.

Countable; Informal

noun

Clipping of repository (“storage location for files”).

Countable; Informal

verb

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Can you do a repo tomorrow? It's an SUV in Springfield."
"That cruise ship starts its repo tomorrow; it's going to the Caribbean for the winter."
"I checked out the Git repo to edit it."
"I had my car repoed when I became unable to keep up the payments."

Etymology

Clippings.

Usage

Inflected Forms

repos (plural) repos (present, singular) repoing (participle, present) repoed (participle, past) repoed (past)

Derived Forms

multirepo polyrepo subrepo

Phrases

repo depot repo man reverse repo

Rhymes With

depot depo tipo

Questions

How do you pronounce repo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛpoʊ/.
What does repo mean?: Clipping of repossession, most commonly of a vehicle, house or condominium.
Where does repo come from?: Clippings.

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