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
Examples of pay-as-you-go in a Sentence
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The company charges pay-as-you-go fees for its tools, with discounts for committed usage.
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Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
However, retiree health benefits are managed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
—Dan Doonan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Over a one- or two-year payment period, a pay-as-you-go customer might spend around 20% to 25% extra before coming to own a solar home system.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Perhaps the most interesting of the new offerings is Workers AI, which will allow customers to run models on a pay-as-you-go basis by accessing GPUs that are physically nearby.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
Its website, which previously suggested that SatPaqs would sell for US $139, with pay-as-you-go texts and emails, is currently offline.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2017
Cloud allows health care providers to order computing power in a pay-as-you-go manner, rather than putting too much investment upfront.
—John Kell, Fortune, 30 June 2023
Program leaders touted the $8 pay-as-you-go processing fee, which is designed to cover the costs of operating the new program without being punitive, as a substantial reduction from Metro’s original violation amount.
—Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
Employees and employers both contribute to the compulsory supplementary plan on a pay-as-you-go basis.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
However, retiree health benefits are managed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
—Dan Doonan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Over a one- or two-year payment period, a pay-as-you-go customer might spend around 20% to 25% extra before coming to own a solar home system.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Perhaps the most interesting of the new offerings is Workers AI, which will allow customers to run models on a pay-as-you-go basis by accessing GPUs that are physically nearby.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
Its website, which previously suggested that SatPaqs would sell for US $139, with pay-as-you-go texts and emails, is currently offline.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2017
Cloud allows health care providers to order computing power in a pay-as-you-go manner, rather than putting too much investment upfront.
—John Kell, Fortune, 30 June 2023
Program leaders touted the $8 pay-as-you-go processing fee, which is designed to cover the costs of operating the new program without being punitive, as a substantial reduction from Metro’s original violation amount.
—Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
Employees and employers both contribute to the compulsory supplementary plan on a pay-as-you-go basis.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
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