How to Use pay-as-you-go in a Sentence
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Our federal income tax is pay-as-you-go.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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There’s also a pay-as-you-go plan for $15 per GB.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Tapedeck is a pay-as-you-go music download and streaming service.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
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The event is free with pay-as-you-go options for food and beverages, rides, bounce houses and vendor booths.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
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In many places, pay-as-you-go iPhones need a physical SIM card still.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Developers can access Muse Code through a pay-as-you-go option.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
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The technology behind pay-as-you-go Pay-as-you-go insurance takes the concept one step further.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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The afternoon will include music, vendors and a pay-as-you-go crawfish station ($20 per serving).
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
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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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The company adjusted the price of a subscription in 2024, offering a pay-as-you-go rate.
—Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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With pay-as-you-go calls, call costs can become significantly higher across traditional wireless networks.
—Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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Rather than investing heavily in physical devices up front, businesses adopt a flexible, pay-as-you-go approach where costs are more predictable.
—Vadim Vladimirskiy, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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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
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Clarify any rollover logic, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) rules or minimum commitments.
—Griffin Parry, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Social Security operates primarily as a pay-as-you-go program.
—Martha Shedden, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Today, prepaid and pay-as-you-go policies are rewriting that playbook—letting drivers start coverage on their own terms and budget, often without a big deposit or long commitment.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Germany’s pension proposals are responding to population aging, a shrinking workforce, and pressure on a pay-as-you-go pension system.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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Expect similar pay-as-you-go pricing at other in-mall attractions, from mini-golf to VR experiences to indoor water parks.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
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Critics of Social Security have long compared the pay-as-you-go structure to a Ponzi scheme, in which early investors are paid with money from later ones.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
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The bottom line Prepaid and pay-as-you-go insurance represent a growing shift toward flexibility in financial life.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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If consumers balk enough at paying more, especially if use cases prove to be underwhelming to many, there will be a future where AI is pay-as-you-go, Tzuo said.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Since there are plenty of locations where eSIM support is restricted, for instance excluding pay-as-you-go phones, this would be a surprise.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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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
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For residents in busy states like California or New York, pay-as-you-go policies appeal to urban dwellers who drive sparingly but still need proof of coverage.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Social Security, a pay-as-you-go program that relies on trust funds to supplement payroll taxes when paying benefits, faces a looming funding shortfall.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 July 2026
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The platform model transforms what were once capital-intensive AI capabilities into pay-as-you-go services.
—Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Use the ZIP code tool below to compare prepaid and pay-as-you-go internet options available in your area and see which plans offer the best mix of price, speed and flexibility.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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The Current Tax Payment Act of 1943 introduced pay-as-you-go (which featured withholding)–and Forms W-2 to track it.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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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
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Located in Elysburg, about 115 miles northeast of Philadelphia, visitors to the resort enjoy the attractions on a pay-as-you-go basis.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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