as in to pay up
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Recent Examples of prepay
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.
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Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Maximizing it may require strategizing — say, by prepaying certain taxes.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2025
But add on $10 for shipping and prepaying $48.21 for tariff brings the total to $163.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 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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Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Maximizing it may require strategizing — say, by prepaying certain taxes.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2025
But add on $10 for shipping and prepaying $48.21 for tariff brings the total to $163.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 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
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The bond district includes the American Royal project, Plaza at the Speedway and its shops and vacant land north of the development, meaning incremental sales tax revenues from future projects built on the vacant land also will be used to pay off the STAR bonds.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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If Grammy nominations are any indication, Thomas’s decision to fully embrace his own artistry has paid off.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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The money will reimburse communities for the costs of repairs, recovery and response efforts caused by the storm.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
30 Jan. 2026
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The automaker will reimburse owners of affected vehicles for any out-of-pocket costs to fix the recall issue.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Such changes, Collins warns, are likely to create taxpayer confusion, generate more taxpayer calls to the IRS, and potentially result in errors that will lead to refund delays.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The theater also said that class fees and ticket purchases will be automatically refunded to students and patrons within the next seven to 10 days.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2026
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In August 2024, federal prosecutors accused JMG Investments and Schwartz of improperly receiving two PPP loans in December 2020 and not repaying the duplicate loan as required, according to the DOJ.—
Andrea Klick,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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For clarity purposes, the figures below assume that the full line of credit is borrowed immediately and then repaid (and that the interest rate remains constant).—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Prepay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepay. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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