prepay — pre·pay /prē pā/ vt pre·paid, pre·pay·ing: to pay or pay the charge on in advance (as of date due or maturity date) no penalty for prepay ing your student loan pre·pay·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Prepay — Pre*pay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prepaying}.] To pay in advance, or beforehand; as, to prepay postage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prepay — also pre pay, 1839, originally of postage, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + PAY (Cf. pay). Related: Prepaid … Etymology dictionary
prepay — ► VERB (past and past part. prepaid) ▪ pay for in advance. DERIVATIVES prepayment noun … English terms dictionary
prepay — [prē pā′] vt. prepaid, prepaying to pay or pay for in advance prepayment n … English World dictionary
prepay — I UK [ˌpriːˈpeɪ] / US [ˌprɪˈpeɪ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms prepay : present tense I/you/we/they prepay he/she/it prepays present participle prepaying past tense prepaid past participle prepaid to pay for something before the time… … English dictionary
prepay — prepayable, adj. prepayment, n. /pree pay /, v.t., prepaid, prepaying. to pay or arrange to pay beforehand or before due: to prepay the loan. [1830 40; PRE + PAY1] * * * … Universalium
prepay — verb To pay in advance, or beforehand; as, to prepay postage … Wiktionary
prepay — transitive verb (prepaid; paying) Date: 1839 to pay or pay the charge on in advance • prepayment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
prepay — pre|pay [pri:ˈpeı] v past tense and past participle prepaid [I and T] to pay for something before you need it or use it >prepayment n [U and C] … Dictionary of contemporary English
