as in to pay up
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Recent Examples of prepay
Now Croissant is looking to ramp up with a new twist that will prepay retailers for future sales as well as another $28 million in funding, including equity and debt.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The filing says that the customers have agreed to prepay for products and operations priced at $48 million for the first week.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
This policy change has forced businesses to prepay new tariff rates and complete complex customs forms for millions of shipments that were formerly exempt.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
So very few buyers will be willing to prepay.
—Francisco J. Monaldi, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The filing says that the customers have agreed to prepay for products and operations priced at $48 million for the first week.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
This policy change has forced businesses to prepay new tariff rates and complete complex customs forms for millions of shipments that were formerly exempt.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
So very few buyers will be willing to prepay.
—Francisco J. Monaldi, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepay
Verb
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Draw up a new budget, or pay off a debt.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2026
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The principal and interest of the loan is paid off through an increase in property taxes.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Residents who stayed at hotels during the evacuation will be reimbursed for the costs, according to the councilman, who said that his office was coordinating compensation with CPS Energy.—
Annasofia Scheve,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The treasurer, Republican Stacy Garrity, said there is no legal authorization to use taxpayer dollars to reimburse contractors for the security upgrades on private property, even the private home of a governor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, 1,740,000 of those entries that passed the file validations stage (about 15 percent) have been liquidated and are in the process of being refunded.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Now the federal government must refund money to importers who paid those tariffs.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Debt relief plans are often built around structured payments designed to settle or repay balances over time, but those plans don't always account for issues like sudden income changes, higher living expenses or unexpected financial emergencies.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lockwood proposed converting the site into a senior living facility, but failed to repay $44 million in loans to Builders Capital, and the capital company took over the site, Wogan said.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Prepay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepay. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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