prepayment

Example Sentences

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That’s long been thought to be compensation for prepayment risk—the risk that the investor will receive less interest back than first appears, because homeowners can pay down their mortgages early.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

British Gas has agreed to pay £20m into a redress fund to settle an investigation by the regulator into the forced fitting of prepayment meters.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In 2015, the company opted to wait closer to maturity for almost a year because it didn’t want to pay a roughly $70 million prepayment penalty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Anyone on a prepayment meter who can't afford to top up can ask for a fuel voucher from their energy provider, or through their council.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

The stamped envelope to which you refer may have been an envelope so stamped on the prepayment in the New Carlisle Post Office of three pence, the required charge for postage.

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