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prepay

[pree-pay] / priˈpeɪ /


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They can prepay for funerals and give gifts, as long as they do so ahead of the look-back period.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

These can be collected when borrowers prepay their loans early by refinancing, or when a new loan is arranged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

Back in recessionary 2009, sales plunged as fewer people were willing to prepay for years of vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

If you think there would be funds left after she dies, then you can do things like prepay for her funeral and give gifts to family members.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

If you enclose 15 cents I will also prepay all express charges.

From The Mayflower, January, 1905 by Various

“It’s a new story for them, and it is very simple to understand: Producing assets, no debt, no royalties, no prepays, no hedges, executing well, optionality, strong balance sheet,” Bond said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Peter Holt prepays $66 for two checked bags on his Avianca flight from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Mexico City.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023

In its latest promotion, AT&T is offering up to two Roku Premiere boxes for any new DirecTV Now, AT&T Unlimited Choice, or Unlimited Plus customer that prepays for two months of service.

From The Verge ● Jun. 15, 2017

Is he at Ronda?' and prepays the reply.

From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle) Mason

So she prepaid for a shipping label and drove to a parcel-shipping center to drop it off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

She found the property on Google and was making payments by getting prepaid debit cards and transferring the code by phone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

In exchange for narrower networks and stricter prior-authorization rules, enrollees can choose plans with extra benefits, such as dental and vision coverage, prepaid debit cards to buy healthy food, or transportation to the doctor.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, prepaid trends were mixed as gross additions rose sharply, but net adds fell and churn jumped to 5.01%, which points to higher turnover in lower-value segments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Eventually I saw that all the subprime sectors were either being prepaid or going bad at an incredible rate,” said Vinny.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

You’re essentially prepaying tax at a bargain rate as part of a long-term tax-reduction strategy to spare your surviving spouse, or your future self, a much bigger tax hit later.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Or would you be better off paying down your credit-card balance, prepaying your mortgage or doing some of each?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

"For prepaying customers, when the money on the meter runs out and there's no means of topping up, so does the energy," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2023

Budget-conscious attendees who are less concerned about being downtown likely booked their rooms during the early bird sale, which usually involves prepaying for the stay in full.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

But the item that interests us particularly in this report reads:— To promote the general convenience in prepaying letters to the United Kingdom at the new rate, postage stamps of the value of 10d.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes




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