PREPAYMENTS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

prepayments

noun

plural of prepayment

as in payments

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Noun

The Merchant Risk Council’s 2026 fraud report found that 63% of merchants are exploring or implementing agentic AI payments, payments an AI agent initiates on a customer’s behalf, even as 62% report rising first-party misuse.

— Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Officials where the facility is being built have delayed permits necessary to power the project, and Oracle may seek to delay lease payments.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 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

Meanwhile, Western Union – whose financial services allow Haitian migrants to send remittances to Haiti – has in recent years begun offering introductory Creole courses for staff members.

— Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
With expatriates making up nearly 90% of the UAE’s population, remittances are a prize worth billions.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of remittances

Noun

The funding will come from federal disbursements sent to the county under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a program geared towards post-COVID relief.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
This is done to comply with the SSI payment schedule, which sets disbursements for the first day of each month and moves them earlier when that date falls on a holiday.

— Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of disbursements

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