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prepay

[pree-pey] / priˈpeɪ /


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One of the main risks of buying mortgages guaranteed by government-backed agencies, which takes credit risk mostly off the table, is that they prepay early when interest rates fall.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

For example, a worker with a W-2 could sell some stock and, depending on the state, prepay the income tax on the profits.

From MarketWatch Nov. 6, 2025

Goldman Sachs, for example, brought a California Community Choice prepay to market with Pacific Life Insurance as the funding recipient.

From Barron's Oct. 20, 2025

It may not make sense to prepay a 3% mortgage when you can earn 5% on a certificate of deposit, for example.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2024

According to custom, he had to prepay his four shillings, before taking his seat at the table; and on seeing what he was to get for his money, he seemed rather chagrined.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.

“It’s a new story for them, and it is very simple to understand: Producing assets, no debt, no royalties, no prepays, no hedges, executing well, optionality, strong balance sheet,” Bond said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Peter Holt prepays $66 for two checked bags on his Avianca flight from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Mexico City.

From Seattle Times Jul. 17, 2023

In its latest promotion, AT&T is offering up to two Roku Premiere boxes for any new DirecTV Now, AT&T Unlimited Choice, or Unlimited Plus customer that prepays for two months of service.

From The Verge Jun. 15, 2017

Is he at Ronda?' and prepays the reply.

From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle)

Carrying out your friend’s prepaid burial wishes does not mean you’ve accepted the role of executor.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Funders, by contrast, dress up their investments as prepaid forwards and claim capital gains treatment, lowering their top federal tax rate to 23.8% while exempting foreign funders from U.S. taxes entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

The student, whose name was not disclosed in federal data, used prepaid Dollar General gift cards and then went broke and turned to family for help.

From Salon May 2, 2026

People familiar with the situation say Airbnb has agreed in talks with the city to pay $50 million in prepaid occupancy taxes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

“Felix prepaid for it all, so we can’t get our money back.”He didn’t mean to blame Felix, but he knew it would shorten the lecture.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said previously that in addition to investing in Corning, his company is prepaying billions of dollars to make it possible for Corning to build out the capacity to deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

"For prepaying customers, when the money on the meter runs out and there's no means of topping up, so does the energy," he said.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2023

Budget-conscious attendees who are less concerned about being downtown likely booked their rooms during the early bird sale, which usually involves prepaying for the stay in full.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2023

Some $3.6 billion of PDVSA's pending payments may be unrecoverable, Reuters reporting showed, because they are tied to tankers that left the country without prepaying at least a portion of the cargoes' value.

From Reuters Mar. 24, 2023

Primarily intended for prepaying the rate on transient newspapers, this value was supposed to be employed only in that way, though its use had never been so restricted.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong




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