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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Social Security operates primarily as a pay-as-you-go program.
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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
There’s also a pay-as-you-go plan for $15 per GB.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
County officials defended the financing as necessary to fund public projects and services after a period of relatively little borrowing and a pay-as-you-go strategy.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
One month later, Netflix House Dallas opened in the Galleria Dallas mall, with the same free-to-enter, pay-as-you-go model.
—Kate Springer, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Regardless of provider, all calls, texts, and data usage will be treated as international maritime roaming— and charged at expensive pay-as-you-go rates.
—Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Whenever caps on discretionary spending or pay-as-you-go requirements threaten to bite, the label becomes something more.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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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
There’s also a pay-as-you-go plan for $15 per GB.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
County officials defended the financing as necessary to fund public projects and services after a period of relatively little borrowing and a pay-as-you-go strategy.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
One month later, Netflix House Dallas opened in the Galleria Dallas mall, with the same free-to-enter, pay-as-you-go model.
—Kate Springer, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Regardless of provider, all calls, texts, and data usage will be treated as international maritime roaming— and charged at expensive pay-as-you-go rates.
—Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Whenever caps on discretionary spending or pay-as-you-go requirements threaten to bite, the label becomes something more.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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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 3 May. 2026.
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