forepay

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English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ pay.

Verb

forepay (third-person singular simple present forepays, present participle forepaying, simple past and past participle forepayed)

(transitive) To pay beforehand or in advance.
- 1872, The Spirit of Missions - Volume 37 - Page 783:
  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

prepay

Noun

forepay (uncountable)

Payment made in advance.

Anagrams

operafy