prebilled
Invoiced in advance
Prebilled describes charges invoiced before a service is rendered or goods are delivered.
Utilities often prebill customers for the upcoming month's service based on estimated usage.
The practice shifts timing of payment: We were prebilled for three months of maintenance fees.
Compare with billing in arrears, where charges follow actual use.
Requested payment in writing
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- prepaidSettled in advance
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
prepayment · statement · due · payable · chargeable · amount · total · charges
Move or progress forward
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- prearrangedOrganized ahead of time
- prescheduledArranged beforehand
estimated · projected · forecasted · expected · prospective · planned · budgeted · allocated
invoiced
Requested payment in writing
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- prepaidSettled in advance
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
recurring · prepayment · statement · due · payable · chargeable · amount · total · charges · fees
advance
Move or progress forward
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- prearrangedOrganized ahead of time
prescheduled · estimated · projected · forecasted · expected · prospective · planned · budgeted · allocated · scheduled
prebilledpostpaid
Paid before mailing
pay-as-you-go · metered · usage-based · pay-per-use · pay later