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pay-as-you-eat

pay-as-you-eat noun: a catering scheme in universities etc. in which diners pay only for the food they consume, rather than a fixed fee.

Noun

pay-as-you-eat (uncountable)

  1. A catering scheme in universities etc. in which diners pay only for the food they consume, rather than a fixed fee.
    Synonyms:
    PAYE

Synonyms of pay-as-you-eat

Questions about pay-as-you-eat

What does pay-as-you-eat mean?
Pay-as-you-eat means a catering scheme in universities etc. in which diners pay only for the food they consume, rather than a fixed fee.
What part of speech is pay-as-you-eat?
Pay-as-you-eat is a noun.

Words near pay-as-you-eat in the dictionary

  1. pay TV
  2. pay up
  3. pay what you want
  4. pay with one's life
  5. pay-and-display
  6. pay-as-you-eat
  7. pay-as-you-go
  8. pay-by-wave
  9. pay-dirt
  10. pay-for
  11. pay-for-delay

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