prepaidadj.n.

Brit.

/priːˈpeɪd/,

/ˈpriːpeɪd/, U.S.

/ˌpriˈpeɪd/,

/ˈpriˌpeɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, paid adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + paid adj. Compare prepay v.

A. adj.

That has been paid or paid for in advance; (originally) spec. on which postage has been paid in advance.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > paid in advance

forehand1790

prepaid1839

upfront1967

1839 Times 23 July 3/4 If some check was not resorted to, he feared there would be very great complaints on the subject of pre-paid letters.

1847 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 22 Mar. All pre-paid postage upon transient papers, handbills, and circulars..will be treated as letter postage.

1885 Act 48 & 49 Vict. c. 54 §15 Every notice..sent through the post in a prepaid registered letter.

1926 C. Connolly Let. Sept. in Romantic Friendship (1975) 172 I..sent a prepaid wire.

1977 Mod. Railways Dec. 465/2 Urgent introduction of a wide-ranging system of pre-paid bus tickets.

2003 Ladies' Home Jrnl. June 38/3 A new ID card for children that includes prepaid phone time and features a child's picture and name on the front.

B. n.

Something on which payment has been made in advance. Also: a passenger whose fare has been paid in advance.

ΚΠ

1886 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 17 Aug. Prepaids from Rotterdam $12, from London $12, and from Scandinavian ports $15.

1907 N.E.D. at Prepay v. Prepaid ppl. a. (also as sb. = prepaid letter or parcel).

1907 Times 27 Dec. 8/2 These agents are so successful that 50 per cent. of recent immigrants have been ‘prepaids’.

1969 Playground Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) 17 Feb. 16/6 (advt.) 3 bedroom home, only $550 down including closing costs and prepaids.

1991 Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 13 Oct. e3 Prepaids such as hazard insurance premiums and property taxes can have a little wider variation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prepaid
释义	prepaidadj.n. Brit. /priːˈpeɪd/, /ˈpriːpeɪd/, U.S. /ˌpriˈpeɪd/, /ˈpriˌpeɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, paid adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + paid adj. Compare prepay v. A. adj. That has been paid or paid for in advance; (originally) spec. on which postage has been paid in advance. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > paid in advance forehand1790 prepaid1839 upfront1967 1839 Times 23 July 3/4 If some check was not resorted to, he feared there would be very great complaints on the subject of pre-paid letters. 1847 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 22 Mar. All pre-paid postage upon transient papers, handbills, and circulars..will be treated as letter postage. 1885 Act 48 & 49 Vict. c. 54 §15 Every notice..sent through the post in a prepaid registered letter. 1926 C. Connolly Let. Sept. in Romantic Friendship (1975) 172 I..sent a prepaid wire. 1977 Mod. Railways Dec. 465/2 Urgent introduction of a wide-ranging system of pre-paid bus tickets. 2003 Ladies' Home Jrnl. June 38/3 A new ID card for children that includes prepaid phone time and features a child's picture and name on the front. B. n. Something on which payment has been made in advance. Also: a passenger whose fare has been paid in advance. ΚΠ 1886 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 17 Aug. Prepaids from Rotterdam $12, from London $12, and from Scandinavian ports $15. 1907 N.E.D. at Prepay v. Prepaid ppl. a. (also as sb. = prepaid letter or parcel). 1907 Times 27 Dec. 8/2 These agents are so successful that 50 per cent. of recent immigrants have been ‘prepaids’. 1969 Playground Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) 17 Feb. 16/6 (advt.) 3 bedroom home, only $550 down including closing costs and prepaids. 1991 Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 13 Oct. e3 Prepaids such as hazard insurance premiums and property taxes can have a little wider variation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1839
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