forepay en · NOUN
Etymology
From fore- + pay.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Payment made in advance.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
forepay en · VERB
Etymology
From fore- + pay.
Meanings
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(transitive) To pay beforehand or in advance.
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.
1872, The Spirit of Missions - Volume 37 - Page 783
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forepaying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forepays | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forepaid | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forepaid | Tense=Past | lexicographic |