payer

noun

pay·er ˈpā-ər

variants or less commonly payor

ˈpā-ər

(ˌ)pā-ˈȯr

: one that pays

especially : the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid

He is a prompt bill payer.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That effectively made end-stage renal disease the only condition in America subject to a single-payer program. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022 It’s also the city’s biggest sales-tax generator and property-tax payer. —

Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2022 If private schools are receiving tax-payer funding, the public should have access to test scores, graduation rates, and other measures that public and charter schools are required to report. —

Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2022 Each of the owners was compensated with tax-payer funds for the loss of the animals. —

Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022 Vance, the venture capitalist turned politician, has said bluntly that the U.S. shouldn’t devote anymore tax-payer dollars to help the Ukrainians. —

Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Sep. 2022 The Queen received income through a tax-payer fund known as the Sovereign Grant, which is paid annually to the royal family. —

Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Most of them were angry that their children did not benefit from the tablet project even after millions of dollars of tax payer money were spent to purchase them. —

Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 12 July 2022 Operators of big vehicle fleets have bought PHEVs and benefitted from huge tax-payer subsidies across Europe. —

Neil Winton, Forbes, 1 June 2022 See More

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