PREPAYING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

prepaying

verb

present participle of prepay

as in paying off

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stiffing

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Verb

The bet seemed to be paying off Friday, as thousands of adults flocked to local branches to snag library cards featuring the adorable anthropomorphic gang on launch day.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Whatever investments Putin has made certainly seem to be paying off, though.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of paying off

Verb

Money put into the fund will also not count towards a state spending limit created in the 1970s that requires the Legislature take certain actions — including refunding taxpayers — if the California’s budget surpasses a certain spending limit.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The biggest artists generally have their own insurers, and the promoter has its own, to take care of refunding fans and paying people who are contractually owed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of refunding

Verb

In this installment, the state is reimbursing local governments for tax money which would have been collected July 1-31.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Insurers are reimbursing less for services, and costs keep rising, including pricey repairs for the aging building.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of reimbursing

Verb

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
Because Leonard and the NBA Players Association signed off on his repaying $700,000, there was no further process that would require an arbitrator.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of repaying

Verb

In many cases, after years of not remitting money owed to ASCAP, the company sued the business owners and took them to court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Instead, the audit found, the state was remitting fee revenue to the general fund and using more than half the money for purposes unrelated to the board.

— Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026

Definition of remitting

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