"pay-as-you-go" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pay-as-you-go (uncountable)
  1. (economics) A financial policy by which capital projects are financed from current revenue in the operating budget rather than through borrowing. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Economics Translations (financial policy): tulorahoitus (Finnish), Umlageverfahren [neuter] (German), Umlagefinanzierung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-pay-as-you-go-en-noun-0MHqwYJa Topics: economics, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'financial policy': 94 6
  2. (British) A payment method where the charge of a service is taken automatically, usually in small amounts, after the usage, in contrast of paying before usage. Used especially of mobile phones and transport ticketing. Tags: British, uncountable Translations (payment method): ennalta maksettava (Finnish), ennakkoon maksettava (Finnish), valmiiksi maksettava [adjective] (Finnish), prépayé (French), Prepaid-Zahlung [feminine] (German), Guthabenabbuchung [feminine] (German), prepago [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pay-as-you-go-en-noun-m7prN1dl Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'payment method': 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: PAYG

Alternative forms

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