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 their fuel inside. — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 22 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for prepay

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepay

Verb

The global industry will be watching closely to see if the festival’s gamble on a content market will pay off, especially with AFM right around the corner in early November.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Looks like the method acting (stopping his heart medication in order to play a dying man) paid off.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pay off

Verb

The Federal Emergency Management Agency promised the Sunshine State a $608 million grant to reimburse it for operating an immigration detention center, which is usually the federal government’s responsibility.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
While the city eventually reimbursed Figgs for attorneys fees, attorney Edward Moor of Moor Law Office says the clerk is entitled to damages for suffering over four years, as the document destruction lawsuit filed in October 2021 dragged on.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of reimburse

Verb

The money flows into a restricted fund that cannot subsidize general government, and any surplus must be refunded or used to lower fees.

— Fabiola Stuyvesant, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
My order on Taobao was refunded and canceled; my husband does not shop online.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of refund

Verb

As the most consistently excellent side in rugby union history, the All Blacks usually repaid any reaction by inflicting a defeat.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
When that federal disaster relief money or insurance proceeds come in, those funds can go toward repaying the loans.

— Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026