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prepay

[pree-pey] / priˈpeɪ /


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It may be more difficult for someone with a mortgage to prepay their real-estate taxes, because their mortgage servicer may pay their local taxes and homeowners insurance through an escrow account.

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

S&P also said “Despite plans to prepay senior debt, leverage will likely remain elevated through 2026 and could rise further in a softening market environment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 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

"Foreign subscribers, except those residing in Canada, must remit with their subscriptions money to prepay the postage."

From The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation by Nordhoff, Charles