Forepay

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Payment made in advance. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To pay beforehand or in advance. transitive

    "The express charges were forepaid, and the box iron-bound. This last was a good precaution, for otherwise the box had gone to pieces long before reaching this point."

Synonyms

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prepayprepay

Example

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"The express charges were forepaid, and the box iron-bound. This last was a good precaution, for otherwise the box had gone to pieces long before reaching this point."

Etymology

From fore- + pay.

Related phrases

in advance

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