prepays

verb

present tense third-person singular of prepay
as in pays off

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  1. pays off
  2. pays up
  3. reimburses
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  • Meta and Microsoft prove why patience pays off Not every tech stock got slammed last week.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pays off
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  • When backed by the federal Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, which pays up to $3 per kilogram of clean fuel, these factory installations become viable immediately.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • If approved, the company pays up to the plan’s coverage limit.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pays up
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  • The fiscal note on last year’s bill said Idaho reimburses personal care services at about $24 per hour, but caregivers earn less due to other costs that rate must cover.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Besides paternity and maternity leave, the company helps pay off student loans, provides support for aging parents, reimburses IVF and surrogacy expenses, and offers support programs for neurodiverse employees and parents of neurodiverse children.
    — Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Prepays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepays. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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