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prepay

[pree-pay] / priˈpeɪ /


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The Internal Revenue Service treats these conversions as income because you are essentially choosing to prepay taxes on them.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

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

Netflix may prepay the loans, or reduce or terminate the unutilized portion of the commitments, without penalty, but prepaid amounts may not be reborrowed, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

When his papers were held in the Montreal post office on account of his refusal to prepay the postage, he entered actions for large amounts against Stayner.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Sir William Smith

“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

According to Solcard, a crypto-funded prepaid payment and virtual card platform, somewhere between 560 million and 741 million people own crypto worldwide in 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

If keeping track of so many expenses the old-fashioned way seems complicated, Mary Morris, the CEO of Commonwealth Savers, Virginia’s 529 plan, suggests using a prepaid card.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

“Your rooms are prepaid through December first, but every morning we charge the previous day’s incidentals, like room service and pet cleaning fees. Today the payment was denied.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

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

Among other disadvantages, that prepaying tendency of yours may lose me a letter one day.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon


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