prepayments

noun

plural of prepayment
as in payments

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  1. payments
  2. repayments
  3. reimbursements
  4. remittances
  5. disbursements
Noun
  • FreshBooks and Grasshopper also announced a partnership to streamline small business cash flow, integrating invoicing, payments, and banking.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Without adequate enrollment and the tuition payments that accompany the students, many more colleges will close.
    — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of payments
Noun
  • Humboldt Park Health was in compliance with the terms of its hospital assessment repayments as of late April, but not in compliance with the terms of its repayment agreement for advances as of February.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • What to know about Social Security repayments Those who have been overpaid by the Social Security Administration and haven't begun the repayment process may have noticed their monthly benefits shrinking.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of repayments
Noun
  • For months now, Cherry Creek has investigated reimbursements billed to the district by Education Accelerated, with a focus on whether the company overbilled the district for monthly travel expenses and sought reimbursement for alcohol purchases.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Definition of reimbursements
Noun
  • Instead, countries should embrace policies that incentivize formal remittances and shift their focus from providing safety nets for vulnerable families and personal properties to productive ventures and investments.
    — Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Within the identifiable real-world payments, McKinsey and Artemis count $226 billion of B2B transfers, roughly $90 billion of payroll and remittances, and $8 billion of capital-markets settlement.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of remittances
Noun
  • One of the Larson’s campaign recent disbursements was labeled an in-kind voter list to Count on Connecticut.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some hospitals that provide emergency medical services but not trauma care, including Catalina Island Health and MLK hospital, are pushing for the county to help them by providing recurring disbursements of Measure B funds.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbursements
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“Prepayments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepayments. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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