prepay

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ pay.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

prepay (third-person singular simple present prepays, present participle prepaying, simple past prepaid, past participle prepayed or prepaid)

1. To pay in advance, or beforehand

   to prepay postage

   to prepay phone credit

Synonyms

• forepay

Translations

to pay in advance

• Finnish: maksaa ennakkoon
• French: prépayer (fr)
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• Greek: προπληρώνω (el) (propliróno)
• Hungarian: előre fizet (hu), előre kifizet, (cf. frank) bérmentesít (hu)

References

• “prepay”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• papery, yapper