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prepay

[pree-pay] / priˈpeɪ /


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Major customers typically prepay 15% to 25% of the total contract value, which reduces CoreWeave’s net borrowing needs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

You prepay several years of giving and convert a slice of your IRA at a discount, in one move.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Procura will prepay certain suppliers on GM’s behalf, giving them the capital required to make and store inventory set aside for the Detroit automaker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The agreement, unveiled earlier this month, allows Meta to prepay for nuclear energy that will power its data centers in the region.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

I finally consented on condition that they prepay the freight, which they agreed to do.

From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by W. W. (William Wallace) Denslow

“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 A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle) Mason

According to Solcard, a crypto-funded prepaid payment and virtual card platform, somewhere between 560 million and 741 million people own crypto worldwide in 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Financial products have been increasingly adding game-like features that create competition or instant gratification to keep users hooked — and the latest example is Tuyo, a prepaid debit card with a “buy-now-pay-maybe” feature.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

So she prepaid for a shipping label and drove to a parcel-shipping center to drop it off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

That is split evenly between a private placement for Nvidia that will close alongside the IPO, and a prepaid forward contract.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

He wondered if he called Uncle Jet’s prepaid cell phone, would he answer?

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

“Be sure to outline specifics pertaining to burial or cremation and any desired music, readings or religious elements. Consider prepaying or prearranging funeral or memorial services.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Influencers list all the ways you can meet the spend, such as prepaying insurance, gym memberships and car repairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

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 Clifton Armstrong Howes


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