pay-as-you-go
adjective
: of or relating to a system or policy of paying bills when due or of paying for goods and services when purchased
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Although cloud gaming lowers initial hardware investments, cafés must budget for ongoing cloud GPU subscription or pay-as-you-go fees.
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Brando Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Cloud computing shifted this model by offering servers, storage and computational power on a pay-as-you-go basis.
—Mika Newton, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The same is true of the federal government, which currently does not have a significant surplus for the pay-as-you-go program.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
New customers will no longer be able to make and receive international and domestic calls using pay-as-you-go credit and subscriptions.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Exhibits, pay-as-you-go drinks, plus activities led by scientists.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Many pension systems, particularly pay-as-you-go models, face sustainability challenges due to the killer combination of longer retirements and fewer active contributors.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
City Council members have been reviewing options for funding undergrounding, ranging from a pay-as-you-go model to financing options.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The usage of agents with Copilot Chat will be priced through the Copilot Studio meter in Azure or through a pay-as-you-go option.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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Brando Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Cloud computing shifted this model by offering servers, storage and computational power on a pay-as-you-go basis.
—Mika Newton, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The same is true of the federal government, which currently does not have a significant surplus for the pay-as-you-go program.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
New customers will no longer be able to make and receive international and domestic calls using pay-as-you-go credit and subscriptions.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Exhibits, pay-as-you-go drinks, plus activities led by scientists.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Many pension systems, particularly pay-as-you-go models, face sustainability challenges due to the killer combination of longer retirements and fewer active contributors.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
City Council members have been reviewing options for funding undergrounding, ranging from a pay-as-you-go model to financing options.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The usage of agents with Copilot Chat will be priced through the Copilot Studio meter in Azure or through a pay-as-you-go option.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Pay-as-you-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-as-you-go. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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