prepayment

Definition of prepaymentnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prepayment Lenders are legally required to disclose any prepayment penalties, and the details should appear in your loan estimate or other disclosure documents, Bankrate reports. Mike Winters, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepayment
Noun
  • The changes in loan borrowing and repayment could, and should, force a reckoning.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This route can be particularly effective for those with steady incomes who simply need better terms and organized repayment.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The state appropriates funds for the voucher program at the beginning of the fiscal year and then seeks federal reimbursement.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
  • These surveillance approaches would be further strengthened by requiring definitive laboratory diagnosis and definitive coding of syndromes before providers can bill to receive reimbursement.
    Deborah L. Birx, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the instances when the state has accidentally paid an employee too much money, departments offer ways to pay it back via cash or check, payroll deductions or offsetting the overpayment with leave credits.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The Jeannot signing was widely panned as an overpayment.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Prepayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepayment. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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