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Prepaid vs Postpaid - What's the difference?

prepaid | postpaid |

As adjectives the difference between prepaid and postpaid

is that prepaid is paid for in advance while postpaid is paid in advance used especially of mail items.

As a verb prepaid

is past tense of prepay.

prepaid

English

Verb

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  • (prepay)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • paid for in advance

    • prepay

    English

    Verb

  • To pay in advance, or beforehand; as, to prepay postage.

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    postpaid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • paid in advance (used especially of mail items)
  • paid after the service (used especially of cellular phones)