Meanings
verbprepay (third-person singular simple present prepays, present participle prepaying, simple past and past participle prepaid)
present singular third person prepays · participle present prepaying · participle past prepaid · past prepaid
- To pay in advance, or beforehand
to prepay postage
1 more example
to prepay phone credit
Synonyms: forepay
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo pay in advance, or beforehand
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂ḱs
- Proto-Italic*pāks
- Latinpāx
- Latinpācō
- Old Frenchpaiier
- Middle Englishpayen
- Englishpay
- Englishprepay
Translations
Bulgarian предплащам
- предплащам (predplaštam)to pay in advance
Esperanto afranki, antaŭpagi
- afrankito pay in advance
- antaŭpagito pay in advance
Finnish maksaa ennakkoon
- maksaa ennakkoonto pay in advance
French prépayer
- prépayerto pay in advance
Greek προπληρώνω
- προπληρώνω (propliróno)to pay in advance
Hungarian előre fizet, előre kifizet
- előre fizetto pay in advance
- előre kifizetto pay in advance
- bérmentesítto pay in advance
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APA
prepay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepay
MLA
“prepay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepay. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepay.
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