as in to pay up
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Recent Examples of prepay
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.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The filing says that the customers have agreed to prepay for products and operations priced at $48 million for the first week.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
This policy change has forced businesses to prepay new tariff rates and complete complex customs forms for millions of shipments that were formerly exempt.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
So very few buyers will be willing to prepay.
—Francisco J. Monaldi, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The filing says that the customers have agreed to prepay for products and operations priced at $48 million for the first week.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
This policy change has forced businesses to prepay new tariff rates and complete complex customs forms for millions of shipments that were formerly exempt.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
So very few buyers will be willing to prepay.
—Francisco J. Monaldi, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepay
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Eight software companies have paid off their term loans in full this year, including Worldpay, whose roughly $5 billion in loans left the index after Global Payments acquired it.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Economist Brad Herschbein notes that hiring managers may view teens as an investment that won't pay off right away.—
Dianna Douglas,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto has also vowed to prevent LA28 from diverting money to a Legacy Fund before reimbursing Los Angeles for all expenses.—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Maniscalco asked Babby if the team would agree to the city reimbursing the team for the $80 million Community Investment Tax commitment.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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All reservations that had to be cancelled due to this safety recall have been refunded in full.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Followers and content creator Ed Choi shared Hess’ story, and on April 22, Lee posted an apology video and refunded Relentless Brewing $1,500.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The company kicked off a minimum €400 million ($461 million) euro term loan B and a minimum $500 million term loan B on Monday, a deal that will go toward repaying outstanding debt, according to a person familiar with the deal, who asked not to be named because the information is private.—
Abhinav Ramnarayan,
Bloomberg,
8 June 2026
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Myers also engaged in a Ponzi scheme by using new investors' funds to repay earlier investors, prosecutors said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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“Prepay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepay. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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