prepay
verb (used with object)
had prepaid
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past perfectof prepay.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Jeong finally gave up and asked Martin, who had prepaid for the pants, to come back the next day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Many would-be homeowners are still nervous after hundreds of thousands of families who had prepaid for apartments were caught with unfinished homes as several dozen developers failed in late 2021 and through last year.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
DeAngelo had prepaid for gas at a station when the pump malfunctioned, prompting him to go inside to seek a refund.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2019
But that’s because it included amounts that customers had prepaid and because it excluded costs related to non-core research and development.
From The Verge ● Nov. 30, 2018
At last the week for which I had prepaid the advertisement expired.
From In Direst Peril by Murray, David Christie
