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  • pay-in
    pay-in
    noun
    a deposit in an account.
  • pay in
    pay in
    verb
    (tr, adverb) to hand (money, a cheque, etc) to a cashier for depositing in a bank, etc

pay-in

American  
[pey-in] / ˈpeɪˌɪn /

noun

  1. a deposit in an account.


pay in British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to hand (money, a cheque, etc) to a cashier for depositing in a bank, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pay-in

Noun use of the verb phrase pay in

Example Sentences

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But his government is now due to extend the pay-in period required for a full pension from 40.5 years to 43 years by 2035, according to the draft law obtained by Reuters.

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2013

Of the optional pay-in program, he said, “we think of it as crowdfunding babies.”

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2013

At first, employers were required to raise wages so workers could afford the 10% pay-in.

From Time Magazine Archive

The people paying in money are different from the people drawing it out, so the size of the pay-in says nothing about the justice of the payout.

From Time Magazine Archive

It will pay-in better work by yourself and by the men working for you.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

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