as in to pay up
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Recent Examples of prepay
So very few buyers will be willing to prepay.
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Francisco J. Monaldi, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
At the 79-room Inn at the Market, a boutique hotel tucked in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market, hotel guests can prepay to have a bouquet of market flowers or a box of fresh macaron cookies from a bakery around the corner waiting in their rooms.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Maximizing it may require strategizing — say, by prepaying certain taxes.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2025
Starting at about $55 per night, the Disney Dining Plan allows guests staying at Disney’s resort hotels to prepay for meals and snacks.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Francisco J. Monaldi, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
At the 79-room Inn at the Market, a boutique hotel tucked in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market, hotel guests can prepay to have a bouquet of market flowers or a box of fresh macaron cookies from a bakery around the corner waiting in their rooms.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Maximizing it may require strategizing — say, by prepaying certain taxes.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2025
Starting at about $55 per night, the Disney Dining Plan allows guests staying at Disney’s resort hotels to prepay for meals and snacks.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepay
Verb
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There was also a huge fear of taking a bet on another kind of life, but one that for her has paid off.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The question is whether the industry push will pay off for people dreaming of comfortable retirements.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Members have access to over 80,000 fee-free ATMs and up to $20 is reimbursed per month for out-of-network ATM fees.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Under state law, if a utility is determined to have acted reasonably it can be reimbursed for all or most of the damages of the fire by a state wildfire fund.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The union added that if the event was canceled, tickets and sponsorship sales would be refunded and a different ceremony would be planned for the nominees.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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Management set a Friday deadline for staff union to accept a final offer, warning cancellation would require refunding sponsorship sales and ticket revenue.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Charge-offs occur when loans are deemed unlikely to be repaid.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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When those borrowers resell their homes later on, the CalHFA program requires homeowners repay 15% to 20% of the appreciated value to a fund that program leaders hope will sustain Dream For All for the long run.—
Amancai Biraben,
Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Prepay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepay. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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