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PAYE

American  
  1. pay as you earn.


PAYE British  

abbreviation

  1. pay as you earn; a system by which income tax levied on wage and salary earners is paid by employers directly to the government

"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

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This time there is a drop of £5.2m relating to VAT and PAYE.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2019

Even if we can get more distressed borrowers into PAYE, the program does not provide effective protection against earnings risk.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2014

In PAYE, loan payments are calculated as 10 percent of the previous year’s disposable income.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2014

It triggered a Treasury investigation across the government, which revealed that for more than 2,400 civil servants, tax was not being deducted when their wages were paid through PAYE.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2012

But attempts to update antiquated systems, such as the merger of national insurance and PAYE, have been plagued by difficulties and cost overruns.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2010

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