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单词 prepay
释义
prepay
verb[IorT]
(alsopre-pay)
uk
/ˌpriːˈpeɪ/us
/ˌpriːˈpeɪ/
past tenseprepaid|past participleprepaid
topayfor something before you get it or use it:
Parents can pre-payfortheirchildren'sschoollunchesonline.
The abbreviation PPD on afreightbillindicatesthatshippingcostshave been prepaid.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Paying money
  • advance
  • ante up (something)
  • balance
  • burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
  • chargeable
  • co-finance
  • compensate
  • congestion charge
  • cough
  • foot
  • lash
  • pay top dollaridiom
  • payer
  • ransom
  • settle up
  • sink intosomething
  • spender
  • splash out(something)
  • spring forsomething
  • stretch tosomething
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prepay
adjective[before noun]
(alsopre-pay)
uk
/ˌpriːˈpeɪ/us
/ˌpriːˈpeɪ/
A prepaysystemorproductinvolvespayingfor something before you use it:
A prepaytollsystemthateliminatesthe need forcashattollboothsis a goodoptionformotorists.
I use a prepaycurrencycardthat can bereloadedwithmoneyeitheronlineor bytext.
a pre-paymobilephone
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Paying money
  • advance
  • ante up (something)
  • balance
  • burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
  • chargeable
  • co-finance
  • compensate
  • congestion charge
  • cough
  • foot
  • lash
  • pay top dollaridiom
  • payer
  • ransom
  • settle up
  • sink intosomething
  • spender
  • splash out(something)
  • spring forsomething
  • stretch tosomething
See more results »
prepay
noun
(alsopre-pay)
uk/ˈpriːˌpeɪ/us/ˈpriːˌpeɪ/
[CorU]
amobilephonethat you mustpayto use before you use it, or anarrangementin which this is done:
Instead of getting a pre-pay, you can put thekidson dad'spost-paidpriceplan.
In 1999, 9% of thephonecompany'scustomerswere on prepay.
[C]finance & economicsspecialized
anoccasionwhen adebtispaidbefore it isdueto bepaid:
Prepaysfollowthetechnicalrequirementsof theaccountingrules, but candisguisethetotaldebtheldby acorporation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Paying money
  • advance
  • ante up (something)
  • balance
  • burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
  • chargeable
  • co-finance
  • compensate
  • congestion charge
  • cough
  • foot
  • lash
  • pay top dollaridiom
  • payer
  • ransom
  • settle up
  • sink intosomething
  • spender
  • splash out(something)
  • spring forsomething
  • stretch tosomething
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Communications - by telephone
Borrowing & lending
(Definition ofprepayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
prepay
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌpriːˈpeɪ/us
/ˌpriːˈpeɪ/
used to refer to amobilephonethat you mustpayto use before you can use it
（移动电话）预付话费的

Examplesofprepay

prepay
In their research, they emphasized the optional property of mortgages allowing the borrowers toprepayor default.
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Ordinary postage stamps are used toprepaythe air-mail fees.
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The dealer will have toprepay, in full, the amounts of duty for the licences allocated to him.
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And if they are prepaid a penny they are treated as ordinary letters.
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This is a matter for the local valuation authority, which is neither required toprepaythe postage nor precluded from doing so.
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The number of packets prepaid at the newspaper rate delivered during the year 1925–26 is estimated at between 150 and 160 millions.
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Fresh postage has to be prepaid, and the cost of the process is therefore borne entirely by the company.
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Newspapers prepaid at the appropriate postage for letters receive the same treatment as is accorded to letters.
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There is another objection, in that letters prepaid at the cheaper rate would have to have separate treatment throughout transit.
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With equivalent rises in the maximum amount of profits prepaying the highest marginal tax rate, there the levels remained.
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One of the benefits of those buses is the introduction of the new cashless system where passengersprepay.
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The pads will of course be provided free of charge, and postage on them will be prepaid.
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It is obvious that he is not going toprepayhis tax if he does not get anything for doing it.
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Urgent packets which cannot be posted before the prescribed times receive the same treatment as ordinary letters if prepaid a penny.
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The new clause to which the resolution relates ensures that that outstanding debt will be prepaid by the transfer date.
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