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

In September of 2021, desperate to pay off a loan, and to keep the debt a secret from his girlfriend, Jontay went on a five-day binge.

— New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
The subtext for this latest crackdown, said The Straits Times (Singapore), is that Xi’s long-running purges are not paying off.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of pay off

Verb

Consumers filing suit in that case accuse UPS of collecting the IEEPA charges and failing to reimburse them.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
The school could also have to reimburse TAPPS for all legal fees and expenses tied to the case.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of reimburse

Verb

Calls the budget provision forcing municipalities to repay NCDOT hypocritical, pointing to roughly $40 million in design costs wiped out by the PAVE Act with no comparable clawback.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026
Supporters said mortgage payments from loan recipients would be used to repay bond investors rather than taxpayer funds.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026