prepayment

Example Sentences

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British Gas has agreed to pay £20m into a redress fund to settle an investigation by the regulator into the forced fitting of prepayment meters.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Between 1 January and 31 March 2026, the typical annual bill for prepayment customers is £1,711.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

A decade ago, in 2015, the early prepayment rate that year was less than a third of outstanding balances at that level of incentive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

There also would have to be lenders willing to make them and capable of managing a more complex set of default, interest-rate, duration and prepayment risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

If the prepayment of the postage covered the whole expense, a carrier could deliver ten letters where he now delivers one, and fewer persons would be able to deliver them.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)