prepay
prepay verb: to pay in advance, or beforehand.
Verb
prepay (third-person singular simple present prepays, present participle prepaying, simple past and past participle prepaid)
- To pay in advance, or beforehand
- to prepay postage
- to prepay phone credit
- Synonyms:
- forepay
prepay meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
prepay in Tamil
- முன்செலுத்து
prepay in Bengali
- আগেভাগে টাকা পরিশোধ করা
prepay in Malayalam
- മുൻകൂട്ടി കൊടുക്കുക, മുൻകൂട്ടി അടയ്ക്കുക
prepay in Kannada
- ಮುನ್ತೆರು, ಮೊದಲೇ ಪಾವತಿಸು
Synonyms of prepay
Forms of prepay
| third-person singular present | prepays |
|---|---|
| present participle | prepaying |
| past participle | prepaid |
| past | prepaid |
Origin of prepay
From pre- + pay.
Words formed from prepay
Words that rhyme with prepay
Questions about prepay
- What does prepay mean?
- Prepay means to pay in advance, or beforehand.
- What is prepay in Tamil?
- Prepay in Tamil is முன்செலுத்து. See Prepay meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is prepay?
- Prepay is a verb.
- What is the past tense of prepay?
- The past tense of prepay is prepaid.
Words near prepay in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: prepay (page history and authors); prepay (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prepay (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prepay (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prepay (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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