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forepay

forepay verb: to pay beforehand or in advance.

Verb

forepay (third-person singular simple present forepays, present participle forepaying, simple past and past participle forepaid)

  1. (transitive) To 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 783
    Synonyms:
    prepay

Noun

forepay (uncountable)

  1. Payment made in advance.

Synonyms of forepay

Forms of forepay

third-person singular presentforepays
present participleforepaying
past participleforepaid
pastforepaid

Origin of forepay

From fore- + pay.

Questions about forepay

What does forepay mean?
Forepay means to pay beforehand or in advance.
What part of speech is forepay?
Forepay can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of forepay?
The past tense of forepay is forepaid.

Words near forepay in the dictionary

  1. forepassages
  2. forepassed
  3. forepast
  4. forepaw
  5. forepaws
  6. forepay
  7. forepayment
  8. forepayments
  9. forepeak
  10. forepeak bulkhead
  11. forepeak bulkheads

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