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prepay

/pɹipˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
pre-pay
IPA
/pɹipˈeɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pay in advance, or beforehand

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English pay English prepay From pre- + pay.

Inflected Forms

prepays (present, singular) prepaying (participle, present) prepaid (participle, past) prepaid (past)

Derived Forms

prepayer

Synonyms

forepay

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce prepay?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹipˈeɪ/.
What does prepay mean?
To pay in advance, or beforehand
Where does prepay come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English pay English prepay From pre- + pay.

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