pay–as–you–go

adjective

—used to describe a system of payment in which bills are paid when they are due or goods and services are paid for when they are bought

Full Definition of PAY-AS-YOU-GO

: of or relating to a system or policy of paying bills when due or of paying for goods and services when purchased

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1840

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