as in to pay up
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Recent Examples of prepay
Most recently, Congress passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which got rid of a requirement for USPS to prepay future retiree health benefits and canceled about $57 billion in past-due prefunding payments.
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Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
Now Croissant is looking to ramp up with a new twist that will prepay retailers for future sales as well as another $28 million in funding, including equity and debt.
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Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
The filing says that the customers have agreed to prepay for products and operations priced at $48 million for the first week.
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Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
This policy change has forced businesses to prepay new tariff rates and complete complex customs forms for millions of shipments that were formerly exempt.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Dec. 2025
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Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
Now Croissant is looking to ramp up with a new twist that will prepay retailers for future sales as well as another $28 million in funding, including equity and debt.
—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
The filing says that the customers have agreed to prepay for products and operations priced at $48 million for the first week.
—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
This policy change has forced businesses to prepay new tariff rates and complete complex customs forms for millions of shipments that were formerly exempt.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepay
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That offensive strategy seemed to pay off—in North America at least—when Nike’s quarterly earnings exceeded Wall Street’s expectations.
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There was no storm on January 20th that might have sunk it; the engine was new, bought on credit, and recently paid off.
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The city issues funding in the form of bonds, which is then reimbursed by new property tax revenue collected in the area in future years.
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Child-care advocates are supporting new legislation, Assembly Bill 1981, to lock in a timeline that would allow providers to be reimbursed for their services at increasing rates.
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If the state collected more than $29 million each year, the overage was to be refunded to the casinos and licensed gaming companies.
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The sides are now headed to court, and the campers want to either return to the campground under their old agreements or be refunded.
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Under the standard plan, borrowers will have between 10 years and 25 years to repay their loans depending on the amount borrowed.
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Getty Images Key Facts Last year’s spending bill imposed a number of changes on how student loans are capped, regulated and repaid, including establishing new repayment plans and caps on loans.
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“Prepay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepay. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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