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Forepay vs Foreway - What's the difference?

forepay | foreway |

As nouns the difference between forepay and foreway

is that forepay is payment made in advance while foreway is (dialectal|northern england) a highroad.

As a verb forepay

is (lb) to pay beforehand or in advance.

forepay

English

Verb

  • (lb) 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

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Payment made in advance.

    • foreway

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal, Northern England) A highroad.
  • An advantage; foredeal.
  • *1852 , William Carleton, Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry :
    • I got a whisper of this; so by my song, I was determined to cut them all out in that, as well as I did in getting herself; but you know, I couldn't be angry, even if they had got the foreway of me in it, bekase it's an ould custom.
  • *1902 , Pearson's magazine: Volume 13:
    • Provided that old Gilligan had not more horse sense than yourself and got the foreway of you," says I, [...]
  • (of a vehicle) The part of a cart or vehicle intended to ensure that the end-thrust is taken against the shoulder collar rather than the linch-pin.