tap-to-payadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌtaptəˈpeɪ/, U.S.

/ˌtæptəˈpeɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tap v.², to prep., pay v.¹

Etymology: < tap v.² + to prep. + pay v.¹

A. adj.

Designating or relating to a system for making a payment with a credit or debit card, smartphone, etc., using contactless technology. Cf. contactless adj. 2.

ΚΠ

2007 Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) 13 Apr. c16 CitiBank, MasterCard, Visa and other companies have or are looking into tap-to-pay offerings.

2010 Entertainment Close-up 18 Feb. Bling Nation, a provider of mobile payments services that connect financial institutions, businesses and consumers through tap to pay purchases at the point of sale.

2020 Daily News (Tanzania) (Nexis) 12 Nov. The ‘tap-to-pay’ Visa cards are accepted locally and globally at merchants, including retail stores, fast food restaurants, pharmacies, grocery, [and] convenience stores.

B. n.

A system for making a payment with a credit or debit card, smartphone, etc., using contactless technology; the process of using such a system.

ΚΠ

2008 M2 PressWIRE (Nexis) 7 Feb. Every subscriber is convinced that mobile tap-to-pay is fast, convenient and easy to use.

2016 Times (Nexis) 1 Nov. (heading) Calling high street retailers: tap to pay is here to stay.

2020 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 Aug. b12/1 Tap-to-pay tends to be a faster alternative to chip-insertion cards. Still, in the U.S. likely less than 5% of in-person transactions were via contactless methods at the outset of this year.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tap-to-pay
释义	tap-to-payadj.n. Brit. /ˌtaptəˈpeɪ/, U.S. /ˌtæptəˈpeɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tap v.², to prep., pay v.¹ Etymology: < tap v.² + to prep. + pay v.¹ A. adj. Designating or relating to a system for making a payment with a credit or debit card, smartphone, etc., using contactless technology. Cf. contactless adj. 2. ΚΠ 2007 Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) 13 Apr. c16 CitiBank, MasterCard, Visa and other companies have or are looking into tap-to-pay offerings. 2010 Entertainment Close-up 18 Feb. Bling Nation, a provider of mobile payments services that connect financial institutions, businesses and consumers through tap to pay purchases at the point of sale. 2020 Daily News (Tanzania) (Nexis) 12 Nov. The ‘tap-to-pay’ Visa cards are accepted locally and globally at merchants, including retail stores, fast food restaurants, pharmacies, grocery, [and] convenience stores. B. n. A system for making a payment with a credit or debit card, smartphone, etc., using contactless technology; the process of using such a system. ΚΠ 2008 M2 PressWIRE (Nexis) 7 Feb. Every subscriber is convinced that mobile tap-to-pay is fast, convenient and easy to use. 2016 Times (Nexis) 1 Nov. (heading) Calling high street retailers: tap to pay is here to stay. 2020 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 Aug. b12/1 Tap-to-pay tends to be a faster alternative to chip-insertion cards. Still, in the U.S. likely less than 5% of in-person transactions were via contactless methods at the outset of this year. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.2007
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