Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prepayment

/ˌpɹiːˈpeɪ.mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: pre-pay-ment
IPA: /ˌpɹiːˈpeɪ.mənt/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A payment in advance.

noun

A cost paid in a fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the cost is recognized

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 payment English prepayment From pre- + payment.

Inflected Forms

prepayments (plural) pre-payment (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonprepayment

Phrases

prepayment penalty

Rhymes With

payment non-payment repayment claimant downpayment nonpayment embayment copayment rayment arcement

Questions

How do you pronounce prepayment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹiːˈpeɪ.mənt/.
What does prepayment mean?: A payment in advance.
Where does prepayment 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 payment English prepayment From pre- + payment.

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