PREPAYING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

prepaying

verb

present participle of prepay

as in paying off

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stiffing

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Verb

Donna Mills’ hard work on OnlyFans is paying off, and her jaw-dropping payday proves it.

— Paris Close, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
That calm demeanor and preparedness is paying off with his sudden increase in playing time.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of paying off

Verb

PayPal began the process of refunding both transactions to the original forms of payment.

— Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
The former Chick-fil-A employee in Grapevine, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly ringing up hundreds of orders of Mac & Cheese and refunding the money to his own accounts, according to a news release shared with PEOPLE by the Grapevine Police Department.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of refunding

Verb

Insurers are reimbursing less for services, and costs keep rising, including pricey repairs for the aging building.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of reimbursing

Verb

Choice Home Warranty also offers a generous appliance coverage cap, paying up to $3,000 per appliance.

— Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
But one year after paying up to bring in FCS star Mark Gronowski, the staff chose to stick with Brown and Hecklinski rather than explore an experienced upgrade.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of paying up

Verb

Russia reportedly sent drones to Iran this year, repaying Tehran’s favor after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
This was Stones’ way of repaying the supporters and ingratiating himself with his new public.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of repaying

Verb

In many cases, after years of not remitting money owed to ASCAP, the company sued the business owners and took them to court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Instead, the audit found, the state was remitting fee revenue to the general fund and using more than half the money for purposes unrelated to the board.

— Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026

Definition of remitting

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