prepay

Example Sentences

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He could also prepay funeral and burial expenses or pay off a credit card.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The agreement, unveiled earlier this month, allows Meta to prepay for nuclear energy that will power its data centers in the region.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

One of the main risks of buying mortgages guaranteed by government-backed agencies, which takes credit risk mostly off the table, is that they prepay early when interest rates fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

It may not make sense to prepay a 3% mortgage when you can earn 5% on a certificate of deposit, for example.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2024

You are sending but one letter, you know, while I get so many hundreds of letters that to prepay postage on all the answers to them would be no small burden to me.

From The Tin Woodman of Oz A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)