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prepaid

  • past participle
    of prepay.
    prepay
    verb (used with object)
    to pay or arrange to pay beforehand or before due.
  • past tense form
    of prepay.
    prepay
    verb (used with object)
    to pay or arrange to pay beforehand or before due.

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According to Solcard, a crypto-funded prepaid payment and virtual card platform, somewhere between 560 million and 741 million people own crypto worldwide in 2026.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

At the time, Apple prepaid $1.25 billion for flash supply through 2010 from five companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

For those who don’t know, the Direct Express card is a prepaid debit card on which a person’s federal benefit gets loaded each month.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

That is split evenly between a private placement for Nvidia that will close alongside the IPO, and a prepaid forward contract.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

If the outstanding balance is prepaid in full, the unearned finance charge will be refunded.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker