: 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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More than the shutdown itself, this looming decision may shape your patient/payer mix—and your margins—through 2026 and beyond.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Another made the governance suggestion of having licence fee payers represented among directors — a suggestion that could come up during charter renewal.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Medicare is one of the largest payers in the country, and without broader coverage, millions of patients will remain priced out even as the administration touts lower costs.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
And with fewer deposit-payers getting their dimes back, the unclaimed redemption money is spiking.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Another made the governance suggestion of having licence fee payers represented among directors — a suggestion that could come up during charter renewal.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Medicare is one of the largest payers in the country, and without broader coverage, millions of patients will remain priced out even as the administration touts lower costs.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
And with fewer deposit-payers getting their dimes back, the unclaimed redemption money is spiking.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for payer
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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