pay-as-you-go

adjective

ˈpā-az-yü-ˈgō 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Most pay-as-you-go services like Copilot Cowork allow limits to be set on both individual users and the organization as a whole. — Chris Stegh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Microsoft opens up Xbox Cloud Gaming with new pay-as-you-go option. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2026

More expensive induction cookers are financed through carbon credits and short-term pay-as-you-go plans that spread payments over several months. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

So the city must find legal ways to exert front-end pressure on spending, including pay-as-you-go oversight, and hands-on tight accounting. — Larry Wilson, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pay-as-you-go

• archipelago
• duodecimo
• impresario
• pianissimo
• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo