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verbforepay (third-person singular simple present forepays, present participle forepaying, simple past and past participle forepaid)
present singular third person forepays · participle present forepaying · participle past forepaid · past forepaid
- transitiveTo pay beforehand or in advance.
The express charges were forepaid, and the box iron-bound. This last was a good precaution, for otherwise the box had gone to pieces long before reaching this point.
1872, The Spirit of Missions - Volume 37 - Page 783Synonyms: prepay
nounforepay (uncountable)
- uncountablePayment made in advance.
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verbTo pay beforehand or in advance.
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