prepays

Definition of prepaysnext
present tense third-person singular of prepay

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Verb
  • Not only is her delivery hilarious, but having Forest Whitaker’s daughter play an unabashed Hollywood nepo baby is a sly bit of meta casting that pays off big time here.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Shopping discount/manager markdowns pays off Becky Shotts, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee has found savings by looking for discount markdowns by managers at her grocery store.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the most severe cases, the state pays up to $86,000 annually for a person’s home care, Reiskin said.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For example, Medicare reimburses $1,375 for a colonoscopy performed in a hospital outpatient department — and $862 for one performed in an independent ambulatory surgery center.
    Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • If the developer comes through in purchasing this particular 34-acre site and luring Costco, this could commit the city to a 50-year deal that reimburses the store a percentage of the sales tax.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Prepays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepays. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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