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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Wyandotte County commissioners agreed to dedicate up to $450 million in new local sales tax dollars generated on 236 acres in western KCK to go toward paying off debt taken out to pay for the stadium’s construction.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Rivian had high hopes for its more affordable R2 vehicle — and so far, those hopes appear to be paying off.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 Oct. 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

After Newsom’s parents filed for divorce in 1971, Newsom was unofficially adopted by Gordon, repaying the favor the Newsoms had extended decades earlier.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
The state is currently repaying more than $71 billion in general obligation bonds.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 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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