PREPAYING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

prepaying

verb

present participle of prepay

as in paying off

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Dissimilar Words

stiffing

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Verb

The league also has partnerships with apparel giants Adidas and Dick’s Sporting Goods, and according to Patricof, the partnerships are paying off in dividends.

— Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Replace mindless scrolling with a skill that keeps paying off.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of paying off

Verb

PayPal began the process of refunding both transactions to the original forms of payment.

— Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
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

Definition of refunding

Verb

The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Instead of reimbursing a share of wages or tuition after a worker is already hired, this tax credit helps pay for the physical infrastructure required to train workers.

— Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of reimbursing

Verb

But one year after paying up to bring in FCS star Mark Gronowski, the staff chose to stick with Brown and Hecklinski rather than explore an experienced upgrade.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The provision says the members of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization who voted in May to rescind support for the toll lane project have 90 days to reverse their position to avoid paying up.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Definition of paying up

Verb

Liverpool desperately need striker Alexander Isak to stay fit and start repaying last summer’s £125million fee.

— Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026
The commission alleges Cloth and his company raised more than $500 million from investors for various film and television projects, and then diverted $70 million of the funds to other uses, like repaying earlier investors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 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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