(prepaid, prepaid/ˌpriːˈpeɪd/) () [] to pay for something before you get it or use it预先支付；预先付给◆About 3.7 million customers prepay for their electricity.大约 370 万顾客预付电费。◆to prepay a bill预付账单 () [] if you prepay a loan, you pay it back before you have to提前支付（贷款）◆The company prepaid the remaining balance of its six-year term loan on Wednesday.这家公司周三提前偿还了六年期贷款的余款。▸prepayable /ˌpriːˈpeɪəbl/