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prepayment

/ˌpɹiːˈpeɪ.mənt/

prepayment noun: a payment in advance.

Noun

prepayment (plural prepayments)

  1. A payment in advance.
  2. A cost paid in a fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the cost is recognized

Forms of prepayment

pluralprepayments
alternative formpre-payment

Plural of prepayment: prepayments

Origin of prepayment

From pre- + payment.

Words formed from prepayment

Phrases with prepayment

Questions about prepayment

What does prepayment mean?
Prepayment means a payment in advance.
What part of speech is prepayment?
Prepayment is a noun.
How do you pronounce prepayment?
Prepayment is pronounced /ˌpɹiːˈpeɪ.mənt/.
What is the plural of prepayment?
The plural of prepayment is prepayments.

Words near prepayment in the dictionary

  1. prepayability
  2. prepayable
  3. prepayer
  4. prepayers
  5. prepaying
  6. prepayment
  7. prepayment penalties
  8. prepayment penalty
  9. prepayments
  10. prepays
  11. prepd

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