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Repay vs Prepay - What's the difference?

repay | prepay |

As verbs the difference between repay and prepay

is that repay is to pay back while prepay is to pay in advance, or beforehand; as, to prepay postage.

repay

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Verb

  • To pay back.
    • I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.

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    prepay

    English

    Verb

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

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