pay-as-you-go
adjective
: 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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The life of a municipal well is 40 to 50 years, and the city has invested $33 million since 2015 in addition to yearly pay-as-you-go projects to update the existing system.
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Tapedeck is a pay-as-you-go music download and streaming service.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
Ours is a pay-as-you-go system, and the IRS assumes that your income is received evenly throughout the year, says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
The afternoon will include music, vendors and a pay-as-you-go crawfish station ($20 per serving).
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Located in Elysburg, about 115 miles northeast of Philadelphia, visitors to the resort enjoy the attractions on a pay-as-you-go basis.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Social Security operates primarily as a pay-as-you-go program.
—Martha Shedden, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Cloudflare is poised to bring in business through pay-as-you-go computing services, including network-as-a-service (NaaS), secure, access service edge (SASE) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), according to the analyst.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
The company adjusted the price of a subscription in 2024, offering a pay-as-you-go rate.
—Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Tapedeck is a pay-as-you-go music download and streaming service.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
Ours is a pay-as-you-go system, and the IRS assumes that your income is received evenly throughout the year, says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
The afternoon will include music, vendors and a pay-as-you-go crawfish station ($20 per serving).
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Located in Elysburg, about 115 miles northeast of Philadelphia, visitors to the resort enjoy the attractions on a pay-as-you-go basis.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Social Security operates primarily as a pay-as-you-go program.
—Martha Shedden, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Cloudflare is poised to bring in business through pay-as-you-go computing services, including network-as-a-service (NaaS), secure, access service edge (SASE) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), according to the analyst.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
The company adjusted the price of a subscription in 2024, offering a pay-as-you-go rate.
—Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Pay-as-you-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-as-you-go. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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