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repo

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɹɛpoʊ/
  • /ˈɹiːpoʊ/
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY1 P OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable

Examples

  • Can you do a repo tomorrow? It's an SUV in Springfield.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Clipping of repositioning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable

Examples

  • That cruise ship starts its repo tomorrow; it's going to the Caribbean for the winter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • I checked out the Git repo to edit it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To repossess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Examples

  • I had my car repoed when I became unable to keep up the payments.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clippings.