prepayment

Example Sentences

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That’s long been thought to be compensation for prepayment risk—the risk that the investor will receive less interest back than first appears, because homeowners can pay down their mortgages early.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Those on prepayment meters can use less energy during the warmer summer months.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In 2015, the company opted to wait closer to maturity for almost a year because it didn’t want to pay a roughly $70 million prepayment penalty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

British Gas also faced a scandal over force-fitting prepayment meters in the homes of vulnerable people who fell behind on bills, something he says the company doesn't do anymore.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

When a bill which has been discounted is paid by the acceptor before it is due, the discount allowed for prepayment is called rebate.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various