Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take or pay

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: take or -pay
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A take-or-pay contract; a take-or-pay provision in a contract.

noun

A contractual obligation either to take delivery of contracted goods or services or to make a specified payment.

Inflected Forms

take or pays (plural)

Questions

What does take or pay mean?: A take-or-pay contract; a take-or-pay provision in a contract.

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