Meaning & use
Prepaid
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Paid for in advance, before goods or services are received.
See it in a sentence
She topped up her prepaid phone plan before the trip.
The company offers a prepaid shipping label with every return.
A note on using this word
Common in telecommunications and retail, describing plans or cards funded before use rather than billed afterward.
Words with a similar meaning
paid in advance
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Words with an opposite meaning
postpaid
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