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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
The benefits are being distributed as prepaid virtual grocery store cards, and can be used anywhere that SNAP is accepted. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 This removal of anonymity would essentially put an end to prepaid cellphones and burner phones. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 29 July 2026 Against that backdrop, Hertz has noticed car renters choosing cheaper, prepaid reservations, and choosing hybrid vehicles, said Adnan Manzur, senior vice president of customer operations for Hertz North America. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 Tock came at the business differently, building tools for tasting rooms, limited inventory, deposits and prepaid experiences. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 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 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
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
  • The 19-year-old baseball stadium was paid off this year, opening the door to the ownership transfer from the Public Building Authority.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But his faith paid off when the Warriors began searching for a permanent home for summer league practices after the NBA resumed its offseason calendar.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of paid off
Verb
  • This protects your deposit and ensures you'll be reimbursed if your bank or credit union fails.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Since the late 1990s, the city’s Limited Public Financing program has reimbursed candidates for campaign spending aimed at voter engagement.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Definition of reimbursed
Verb
  • Officials said the problem has been fixed and any drivers who were overcharged will be automatically refunded.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • About two weeks later, federal Judge Richard Eaton ordered that tariffs collected under IEEPA must be refunded to the importers.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of refunded
Verb
  • Reverse mortgage loans typically don't need to to be repaid until the homeowner moves out, sells the home or dies.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Bo, Panshi and another associate lent the developers of the apartment complex more than $2 million, at least some of which had not been repaid, according to a lawsuit Chen filed in February in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
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