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adjective

as in repaid

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verb

past tense of prepay
as in paid up

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Recent Examples of prepaid
Adjective
Prosecutors say Raheem, Eletu, and others told the IRS to split the refunds on prepaid debit cards that were then shipped around the country and laundered through money orders and other purchases. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 For perspective, the US has about 33,000 prepaid and postpaid carrier stores for rival networks, which are also used for their customer support. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 Get up to $300 in statement credits semi-annually for up to a total of $600 in statement credits per calendar year on prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts® or The Hotel Collection bookings through American Express Travel® using the Business Platinum Card®. — Ryley Amond,jason Stauffer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 Finance said payments will be sent by check, prepaid card, Venmo or Zelle in October. — Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Use our prepaid return labels for accurate processing and to avoid delays. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2026 The problems facing this system, such as prepaid contracts that go undelivered for months, are not systemic, but Ukraine cannot afford any errors. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 The Food and Drug Administration recommends disposing of drugs by dropping them off at a take-back location or by mailing them using a prepaid envelope that is delivered to a facility where the drugs are incinerated. — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 The vacation packages combine flights, hotels, transfers, and sometimes resort credits into a prepaid price, making travel planning easier. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepaid
  1. cleared
  2. paid off
  3. reimbursed
  4. refunded
  5. repaid
Adjective
  • Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.
    — Alex Heard, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
  • What counts as a cleared sidewalk?
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cleared
Verb
  • Now, next week's midterm election stands as the clearest test yet of whether that balancing act has paid off.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But more than two decades later, that project’s ill fate appears to have paid off handsomely.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of paid off
Verb
  • Guidelines can accelerate access or stall it In practice, clinical guidelines determine what gets ordered, covered, and reimbursed.
    — Karen E. Knudsen, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Back when the development agreement was signed in 2015, the deal was that Hollywood Park — interchangeable here with Kroenke’s companies — would pay up front for all the improvements around SoFi Stadium and eventually be reimbursed by the city.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of reimbursed
Verb
  • If completed, you will be refunded to the original method of payment.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Sales reps were paid 15%-35% of the profit on each order, regardless of whether that order was later refunded.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of refunded
Verb
  • The insurance company covering the promotion must have had a fright because there were 381 purchases worth more than $450,000 that had to be repaid, as The Star reported at the time.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Because the full balance is repaid with interest, the total paid exceeds the amount owed today, even though fees are far lower than those for settlement.
    — Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
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“Prepaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepaid. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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