PREPAY Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

prepay

verb

Definition of prepay

as in to pay up

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

stiff

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prepay Customers paying with cash can still prepay for fuel inside the store. — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Apr. 2026 Cash customers can still prepay inside the store. — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026 Most recently, Congress passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which got rid of a requirement for USPS to prepay future retiree health benefits and canceled about $57 billion in past-due prefunding payments. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026 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. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prepay

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepay

Verb

Tech companies are also going to need to start generating even bigger revenues and profits to pay off their debts.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
That bet has paid off in silverware, but also with a development pipeline that produced not just players but the coach who would lead them to two major titles.

— Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of pay off

Verb

If won rather than settled, the class action lawsuit would have seen hundreds of thousands residents receiving direct, one-time payments from the county, intended to reimburse excessive funds paid on 2023 property taxes.

— Ilana Arougheti July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The court denied Cher's request to be fully reimbursed for her legal fees.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 July 2026

Definition of reimburse

Verb

Your order will be refunded at point of purchase, per the details outlined below.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 July 2026
Swinehart’s direct boss approved his plan to refund the family’s camp payments and extend an offer for the family to attend a Charlotte FC game in a team suite.

— Matt Moret, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of refund

Verb

Either owner of a joint savings account may be able to withdraw all the funds depending on the account agreement and state law, and both holders of a joint credit card are generally on the hook for repaying the debt regardless of who charged it.

— Ashley Lynch July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Beijing has been a major foreign investor in Angola — Africa’s top recipient of Chinese loans — since the turn of the century, pioneering what came to be known as the Angola Model, in which Luanda repaid its Chinese loans with oil exports.

— Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 22 July 2026