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

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From pay + as you go (“while one progresses”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|pay|as you go|t2=while one progresses}} pay + as you go (“while one progresses”) 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): 量入為出 (Chinese Mandarin), 量入为出 (liàngrùwéichū) (Chinese Mandarin), tulorahoitus (Finnish), Umlageverfahren [neuter] (German), Umlagefinanzierung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-pay-as-you-go-en-noun-0MHqwYJa Topics: economics, sciences Disambiguation of 'financial policy': 93 7
  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): 後付費 (Chinese Mandarin), 后付费 (Chinese Mandarin), 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'payment method': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: PAYG

Alternative forms

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        "(economics) A financial policy by which capital projects are financed from current revenue in the operating budget rather than through borrowing."
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
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          "word": "量入為出"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "financial policy",
      "word": "量入為出"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "financial policy",
      "word": "量入为出"
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      "sense": "financial policy",
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    {
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      "sense": "financial policy",
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      ],
      "word": "Umlagefinanzierung"
    },
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      "word": "後付費"
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    {
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "word": "后付费"
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      "word": "prépayé"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Prepaid-Zahlung"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "prepago"
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  ],
  "word": "pay-as-you-go"
}

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