单词 | pay-as-you-go |
释义 | > as lemmaspay-as-you-go pay-as-you-go n. and adj. (a) n. a system or the practice of paying costs or charges as they arise; (b) adj. designating an economic policy, customer contract, etc., based on such a practice. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > specific systems of payment stalled1553 pay-as-you-go1840 instalment1876 pay-as-you-use1929 1840 Farmers' Cabinet 15 May 319/1 Pay as you go..is the truest economy. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lxvi. 507 ‘Pay as You Go’ Convention! a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1977) III. 176 We must therefore really accept pay-as-you-go. 1991 Fiscal Stud. Aug. 58 Given the ‘pay-as-you-go’ nature of National Insurance, retirement pensioners at that time would not have paid this higher rate in full. < as lemmas |
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