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take-or-pay

take-or-pay adjective: of a contractual obligation either to take delivery of contracted goods or services or to make a specified payment.

Adjective

take-or-pay (not comparable)

  1. Of a contractual obligation either to take delivery of contracted goods or services or to make a specified payment.

Forms of take-or-pay

alternative formtake or pay

Questions about take-or-pay

What does take-or-pay mean?
Take-or-pay means of a contractual obligation either to take delivery of contracted goods or services or to make a specified payment.
What part of speech is take-or-pay?
Take-or-pay is an adjective.

Words near take-or-pay in the dictionary

  1. take-in
  2. take-ins
  3. take-no-prisoners
  4. take-off
  5. take-offs
  6. take-or-pay
  7. take-over
  8. take-overs
  9. take-that game
  10. take-that games
  11. take-under

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