prearrange
verb
pre·ar·range
ˌprē-ə-ˈrānj 
variants
or pre-arrange
prearranged or pre-arranged; prearranging or pre-arranging
: to arrange (something) in advance
prearrange travel plans
prearrangement
noun
or pre-arrangement
plural prearrangements or pre-arrangements
made prearrangements for transportation
received visitors only by prearrangement
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The vaults are used to protect coffins going underground and are sold to those who want to prearrange their funeral.
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Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
The stacks of burial vaults seen in the video are for those who prearranged their funerals before their death, meaning they're paid for but not yet being used, according to Lacey.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
Unlike those sessions, prearranged by Ukrainian officials in Western Ukraine, this meeting was hastily organized at the front within hours of the men being taken into custody in the combat zone.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
But keep in mind, the whole purpose of prearranging one’s funeral is to lessen the burden on those left behind.
—Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
Scott says that about 50% of its clients now prearrange their funerals.
—Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
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Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
The stacks of burial vaults seen in the video are for those who prearranged their funerals before their death, meaning they're paid for but not yet being used, according to Lacey.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
Unlike those sessions, prearranged by Ukrainian officials in Western Ukraine, this meeting was hastily organized at the front within hours of the men being taken into custody in the combat zone.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
But keep in mind, the whole purpose of prearranging one’s funeral is to lessen the burden on those left behind.
—Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
Scott says that about 50% of its clients now prearrange their funerals.
—Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
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“Prearrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prearrange. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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