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prepay

pre·pay
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pree-pey]
    • /priˈpeɪ/
    • /ˈpriːˈpeɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-pey]
    • /priˈpeɪ/

Definitions of prepay word

  • verb with object prepay to pay or arrange to pay beforehand or before due: to prepay the loan. 1
  • transitive verb prepay pay in advance for 1
  • verb prepay to pay for in advance 0
  • verb transitive prepay to pay or pay for in advance 0

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Origin of prepay

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; pre- + pay1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Prepay

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

prepay popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

prepay usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for prepay

verb prepay

  • cough up — If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to.
  • dig up — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
  • footed — having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.
  • foot — (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.

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