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prepays

verb

present tense third-person singular of prepay
as in pays off

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  1. pays off
  2. pays up
  3. reimburses
Verb
  • This opaqueness from earlier in the season pays off in the form of John recounting the brutal methods the Manhunter used to decimate this planet, involving a fear gas that made people kill one another and jump to their deaths.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Quarterly reporting cycles do not reward discipline that pays off over a longer horizon than a single reporting period.
    — Hiren Dhaduk, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pays off
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  • When backed by the federal Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, which pays up to $3 per kilogram of clean fuel, these factory installations become viable immediately.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • If approved, the company pays up to the plan’s coverage limit.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pays up
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  • The federal government reimburses the state for the time troopers work through the 287(g) program.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Find out whether repairs require prior authorization and whether the provider pays the repair shop directly or reimburses you.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of reimburses
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“Prepays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepays. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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