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prepay

[pree-pey] / priˈpeɪ /


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You prepay several years of giving and convert a slice of your IRA at a discount, in one move.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 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

For example, a worker with a W-2 could sell some stock and, depending on the state, prepay the income tax on the profits.

From MarketWatch Nov. 6, 2025

Goldman Sachs, for example, brought a California Community Choice prepay to market with Pacific Life Insurance as the funding recipient.

From Barron's Oct. 20, 2025

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

The lesson: Before buying travel insurance, know how much your prepaid expenses will be so you’ll get the right coverage.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

“The prepaid and customer supplied hardware portions of our large AI contracts now total $75 billion,” the company says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

The student, whose name was not disclosed in federal data, used prepaid Dollar General gift cards and then went broke and turned to family for help.

From Salon May 2, 2026

People familiar with the situation say Airbnb has agreed in talks with the city to pay $50 million in prepaid occupancy taxes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Once, I used the prepaid cell phone we had bought in a market in Pátzcuaro and called my parents, even though the phone was supposed to be reserved for emergencies only.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said previously that in addition to investing in Corning, his company is prepaying billions of dollars to make it possible for Corning to build out the capacity to deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

Some $3.6 billion of PDVSA's pending payments may be unrecoverable, Reuters reporting showed, because they are tied to tankers that left the country without prepaying at least a portion of the cargoes' value.

From Reuters Mar. 24, 2023

To this should be added, as fast as penny postage shall be propagated in other countries, an international arrangement for prepaying the inland postage of the country to which the letter is sent.

From Cheap Postage by Joshua Leavitt




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