pay-or-playn.

Brit.

/ˌpeɪɔːˈpleɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪərˈpleɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pay v.¹, or conj.¹, play v.

Etymology: < pay v.¹ + or conj.¹ + play v. Compare earlier play or pay at play v. 14c.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. U.S. Horse Racing. = play or pay at play v. 14c. Now rare.In quot. 1922, a mistranscription from the book being reviewed, which uses play or pay.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet

swoopstake1599

by-beta1627

levant1714

even money1732

play or pay bet1738

side bet1769

long shot1796

sweep1849

pay-or-play1853

sweepstake1861

pari-mutuel1868

to go a raker1869

flutter1874

skinner1874

by-wager1886

plunge1888

accumulator1889

saver1891

mutuel1893

quinella1902

parlay1904

Sydney or the bush1924

treble1924

daily double1930

all-up1933

round robin1944

double1951

twin double1960

perfecta1961

pool1963

lose bet1964

tiercé1964

Yankee bet1964

Yankee1967

nap1971

superfecta1971

tricast1972

triple1972

trixie1973

telebetting1974

trifecta1974

over-and-under1975

over-under1981

spread bet1981

1853 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 5 May 2/2 Centerville Course, L.I.—Trotting—Wednesday, May 4, a match for $1,000, pay or play, Mile Heats, best 3 in 5 in harness.

1871 H. Woodruff & C. J. Foster Trotting Horse Amer. (new ed.) 342 After the match was made, Mr. Kelly proposed to make it pay or play, which was accepted, and the money put up.

1902 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 Feb. 17/3 All bets are pay or play.

1922 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 12 Nov. 2/3 All bets were pay or play... Payment was made within twenty-four hours, under pain of expulsion.

2. A situation or system in which the options are either to participate or to pay a financial or other penalty; (now) esp. (U.S.) any of various (proposed) schemes in which employers are legally obliged either to provide health care insurance, pension contributions, etc., for their employees, or to pay into a government fund for this purpose. Chiefly attributive.

ΚΠ

1901 Times 2 May 4/5 For ten years we have emphasised the fact..that there is no half-way house between market price and conscription—it is a case of ‘pay or play’.

1987 Boston Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 19 Jan. i. 2 What our system does essentially is to initially seek to recover the funds [for uncompensated healthcare] from everybody in the business community... It's been nicknamed by several groups as a ‘pay or play’ proposal. One of the ways you get out of the assessment is to provide health insurance for your employees.

2003 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 6 Oct. a1 The bill—nicknamed ‘pay or play’—requires employers of more than 50 workers to provide insurance to employees and pay at least 80 percent of the premiums.

3. In the entertainment industry: (a clause in) a contract guaranteeing a performer work or (more often) payment. Now (esp. in the film industry) a clause or contract guaranteeing an actor or director a fee even if his or her services are ultimately not required. Chiefly attributive.

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society > law > legal obligation > contract > [noun]

covenantc1330

contractc1386

finec1390

agreement1425

obligement1499

convention1513

achate1607

mail contract1843

punctation1855

pay-or-play1949

1949 N.Y. Times 20 Mar. ii. 6 (advt.) If you think you possess talent, but require guidance, coaching, and instruction, write or phone for apptmt. Legitimate Pay or Play contracts to those who qualify.

1956 F. Allen Much Ado about Me 214 The Keith and Orpheum circuits were signing vaudeville acts to three- and five-year pay-or-play contracts that guaranteed the acts forty or more weeks each year.

1986 Economist (Nexis) 10 May 74 Contracts..often include..a clause called ‘pay or play’. This requires the studio to pay the actor's salary in full whether the film goes ahead or not.

2002 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Apr. 297/3 Harrison does not read without a firm pay-or-play offer.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pay-or-play
释义	pay-or-playn. Brit. /ˌpeɪɔːˈpleɪ/, U.S. /ˈpeɪərˈpleɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pay v.¹, or conj.¹, play v. Etymology: < pay v.¹ + or conj.¹ + play v. Compare earlier play or pay at play v. 14c. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. U.S. Horse Racing. = play or pay at play v. 14c. Now rare.In quot. 1922, a mistranscription from the book being reviewed, which uses play or pay. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet swoopstake1599 by-beta1627 levant1714 even money1732 play or pay bet1738 side bet1769 long shot1796 sweep1849 pay-or-play1853 sweepstake1861 pari-mutuel1868 to go a raker1869 flutter1874 skinner1874 by-wager1886 plunge1888 accumulator1889 saver1891 mutuel1893 quinella1902 parlay1904 Sydney or the bush1924 treble1924 daily double1930 all-up1933 round robin1944 double1951 twin double1960 perfecta1961 pool1963 lose bet1964 tiercé1964 Yankee bet1964 Yankee1967 nap1971 superfecta1971 tricast1972 triple1972 trixie1973 telebetting1974 trifecta1974 over-and-under1975 over-under1981 spread bet1981 1853 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 5 May 2/2 Centerville Course, L.I.—Trotting—Wednesday, May 4, a match for $1,000, pay or play, Mile Heats, best 3 in 5 in harness. 1871 H. Woodruff & C. J. Foster Trotting Horse Amer. (new ed.) 342 After the match was made, Mr. Kelly proposed to make it pay or play, which was accepted, and the money put up. 1902 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 Feb. 17/3 All bets are pay or play. 1922 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 12 Nov. 2/3 All bets were pay or play... Payment was made within twenty-four hours, under pain of expulsion. 2. A situation or system in which the options are either to participate or to pay a financial or other penalty; (now) esp. (U.S.) any of various (proposed) schemes in which employers are legally obliged either to provide health care insurance, pension contributions, etc., for their employees, or to pay into a government fund for this purpose. Chiefly attributive. ΚΠ 1901 Times 2 May 4/5 For ten years we have emphasised the fact..that there is no half-way house between market price and conscription—it is a case of ‘pay or play’. 1987 Boston Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 19 Jan. i. 2 What our system does essentially is to initially seek to recover the funds [for uncompensated healthcare] from everybody in the business community... It's been nicknamed by several groups as a ‘pay or play’ proposal. One of the ways you get out of the assessment is to provide health insurance for your employees. 2003 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 6 Oct. a1 The bill—nicknamed ‘pay or play’—requires employers of more than 50 workers to provide insurance to employees and pay at least 80 percent of the premiums. 3. In the entertainment industry: (a clause in) a contract guaranteeing a performer work or (more often) payment. Now (esp. in the film industry) a clause or contract guaranteeing an actor or director a fee even if his or her services are ultimately not required. Chiefly attributive. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > contract > [noun] covenantc1330 contractc1386 finec1390 agreement1425 obligement1499 convention1513 achate1607 mail contract1843 punctation1855 pay-or-play1949 1949 N.Y. Times 20 Mar. ii. 6 (advt.) If you think you possess talent, but require guidance, coaching, and instruction, write or phone for apptmt. Legitimate Pay or Play contracts to those who qualify. 1956 F. Allen Much Ado about Me 214 The Keith and Orpheum circuits were signing vaudeville acts to three- and five-year pay-or-play contracts that guaranteed the acts forty or more weeks each year. 1986 Economist (Nexis) 10 May 74 Contracts..often include..a clause called ‘pay or play’. This requires the studio to pay the actor's salary in full whether the film goes ahead or not. 2002 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Apr. 297/3 Harrison does not read without a firm pay-or-play offer. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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