pay-for

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pay-for

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Deverbal from pay for.

noun pay-fors

US Something which is used to pay for a bill, such as an increase in taxes. The government is debating whether to include various pay-fors in order to fund the new infrastructure bill.

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"pay-for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pay-for. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"pay-for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pay-for.

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@misc{pay_for_2026,
  title = {pay-for},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pay-for},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}