prepaying

Definition of prepayingnext
present participle of prepay

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepaying
Verb
  • UnitedHealth Group is on track to continue outperforming on earnings as its corporate strategy shift begins to show signs of paying off, likely giving its shares a nice boost, according to Bank of America.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • Plex’s evolution from its legacy business seems to be paying off.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • The former Chick-fil-A employee in Grapevine, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly ringing up hundreds of orders of Mac & Cheese and refunding the money to his own accounts, according to a news release shared with PEOPLE by the Grapevine Police Department.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Jones was seen in the video using the register to ring up 800 orders of mac and cheese trays, then refunding them to his personal credit cards.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Since the middle of 2025, the cost of insuring hyperscaler debt through credit default swaps has climbed, a sign that some investors are paying up for protection rather than trusting the ratings, Reuters reported.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • And the Packers felt the burn last year, paying up in August to trade for All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons only for the 26-year-old to suffer an ACL tear — his first — four months later.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • This represents a nation’s borrowing versus the growth of its economy, and therefore the risk levels attached to servicing and repaying the debt.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026
  • The Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Instead of remitting those taxes to the IRS, prosecutors alleged Kapoor diverted over $2 million from company accounts for his personal benefit.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
  • Because ulcerative colitis is a relapsing–remitting disease, many people go through quiet periods and then experience flares when inflammation ramps up again.
    Mark Marino, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Prepaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepaying. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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