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verb

past tense of prepay

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prepaid
Adjective
Customers can return the sandals to any Target store or use a prepaid shipping label to mail them back for a refund. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Within sectors, Norton and Clements like prepaid energy bonds and affordable housing bonds. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 July 2026 The practical effect, critics warn, would be the end of the anonymous prepaid phone. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 July 2026 After this deadline, Fable 5 will only be available via costly prepaid usage credits, priced at $10 per million input and $50 per million output tokens. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 On the day of the Carmichael shooting, Espinosa and Esquibel rented a car and drove from Idaho to California to kill Zaytsev, leaving their cellphones in Idaho and using a prepaid phone to communicate with Nunes, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 That cut includes a prepaid shipping label. Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 Another option is a prepaid card with a small balance. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 At the end of May, authorities restricted the sale of gas to 20 liters (5 1/3 gallons) per vehicle owner per week, using prepaid coupons. ABC News, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepaid
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
Verb
  • That the new advertising wrinkle effectively will have paid off Fox’s rights fee for this World Cup should serve as an indication that FIFA’s experiment is about to cross over into the territory of SOP.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
  • Those changes have paid off in terms of creating that momentum.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The expenses were paid for yourself, your spouse or a qualifying dependent and weren't reimbursed by insurance, a health savings account (HSA), a flexible spending account (FSA) or another source.
    Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Upon verification, consumers will receive a $500 refund by check or be reimbursed for the original purchase amount with proof of receipt.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • New shows have been booked at medium-sized venues In five of the affected six cities, and ticketholders whose money is being refunded will automatically be preregistered for a chance to buy tickets for the replacement dates.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 July 2026
  • StubHub has since refunded him for the tickets and applied a roughly $1,400 credit to his StubHub account.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Officials said the county’s share will be repaid through future development fees.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente left Pedri out of his starting line-up after a fairly underwhelming World Cup, and his replacement, Fabian Ruiz, repaid his coach’s faith.
    The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 11 July 2026

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“Prepaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepaid. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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