PREPAYS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

prepays

verb

present tense third-person singular of prepay

as in pays off

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stiffs

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Meta and Microsoft prove why patience pays off Not every tech stock got slammed last week.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pays off

Verb

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

Verb

Trip cancellation, interruption and delay coverage One of the most basic coverages of travel insurance is trip cancellation, which reimburses you for certain expenses if something prevents you from taking all or some of a trip.

— Aly J Yale, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Children’s care often reimburses below the cost of care, meaning that pediatric admissions for common childhood diseases lose money.

— Jonathan E. Kohler, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of reimburses

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