pay-as-you-eat

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pay-as-you-eat

noun

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

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@misc{pay_as_you_eat_2026,
  title = {pay-as-you-eat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pay-as-you-eat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}