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View synonyms for prepay

prepay

[ pree-pey ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·paid, pre·pay·ing.
  1. to pay or arrange to pay beforehand or before due:

    to prepay the loan.



prepay

/ priːˈpeɪ /

verb

  1. tr to pay for in advance


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Derived Forms

  • preˈpayment, noun
  • preˈpayable, adjective

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Other Words From

  • pre·paya·ble adjective
  • pre·payment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prepay1

First recorded in 1830–40; pre- + pay 1

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Example Sentences

A four-year Maryland prepaid college trust account will be funded for winners between the ages of 12 and 14.

The Postal Service shouldn’t be prepaying future retirement benefits for hypothetical employees.

The 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act required the Postal Service to prepay those expenses, a mandate that the agency could not meet.

She could prepay part of the loan and shorten her term, but she’d need to come up with at least $2,500, as Ygrene and Renovate America require.

Many users are paying for things like utility bills and cell phone bills, turning them from prepaid to postpay.

He still refused to accept the message and as the boys were without money it was impossible for them to prepay it.

I hear that in Montreal it was found necessary to use cent stamps to prepay the half cent rate.

Now the knaves are careful to caution their correspondents to send money by express, and to prepay the charges.

We were forced to prepay our guide and his father too, and he went but one day, although he promised to go with us to Katema.

We furnish all materials free of charge, paper, etc., and prepay all costs of delivery to your home.

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