payer

noun pay·er \ ˈpā-ər \

variants: or less commonly payor play \ˈpā-ər, (ˌ)pā-ˈȯr\

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of payer

: one that pays; especially : the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid

He is a prompt bill payer.

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Last year, 1,012 Mecklenburg County tax bill payers participated in the program.

— cassie cope, charlotteobserver, "There are little-known property tax breaks for NC homeowners. Here's who qualifies. | Charlotte Observer," 16 Apr. 2018
The administrative costs of Medicare, which resembles a single-payer system for the 65-plus population, come to less than 2%.

— michael hiltzik, latimes.com, "That big Bezos/Buffett/Dimon healthcare initiative is already bogged down in blather," 5 Apr. 2018
By way of comparison, just settling a standard SEPAtransfer (without the payer initiating the transfer or checking their account balance on a PC or smartphone) takes less than one watt-hour.

— cyrus farivar, Ars Technica, "European bankers scoff at bitcoin for its risk, huge energy inefficiency," 14 Feb. 2018
Once again, Sanofi (SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) are running into roadblocks trying to win over payers with their new drug for severe eczema.

— ed silverman, STAT, "Sanofi and Regeneron encounter more payer resistance over new eczema drug — this time, in the U.K.," 3 Apr. 2018
Once among the industry’s biggest dividend payers, the company cut the payout by about two-thirds in early 2016 as oil prices fell to less than $30 a barrel.

— bradley olson, WSJ, "In the Oil Patch, Bigger Is No Longer Better," 2 Apr. 2018
Many ideas to increase health care coverage for Americans have been greeted warmly, including expansion of Medicaid, Medicare for All and European-style single payer systems.

— mark daly, idahostatesman, "If we let them, states might eventually solve the health care puzzle | Idaho Statesman," 28 Mar. 2018
Prior to Monday’s announcement, Gold-William’s and other CPS executives had declined to say whether or not San Antonio rate payers would be asked in 2018 to pay more money.

— rye druzin, San Antonio Express-News, "San Antonio’s electric utility won’t ask for a rate increase," 26 Mar. 2018
Emails show Candy Carson, the wife of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, was involved in the purchase of a tax-payer funded $31,000 dining room set for the secretary's office.

— ryan sit, Newsweek, "Ben Carson and His Wife Picked Out the $31,000 Dining Room Set, Internal Emails Show: Report," 14 Mar. 2018

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