Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe payments and funding sources in British Thesaurus

at someone’s expense ()

used for saying who pays for something

by the hour ()

based on an hour of work

cash-in-hand (adjective)

British a cash-in-hand-payment is made with coins and notes so that there is no record of it

cashless (adjective)

done without any exchange of cash

Chip and Pin (noun)

a system of paying for something using a credit or debit card that has information stored on it on a microchip. You put your PIN number (=a set of 4 numbers) into a machine with the card to prove who you are, instead of signing.

clear (adjective)

left after taxes, charges, or costs have been paid

compensatory (adjective)

formal paid as compensation to someone who has suffered injury or loss

crowdfunding (noun)

the process of getting a large group of people to finance a particular project, especially by using a website where people can make contributions

ex gratia (adjective)

an ex gratia payment is made because you are grateful or generous, not because of a legal obligation

flat (adjective)

a flat rate or amount is the same in all situations, so that you do not pay more or less

for services rendered ()

in exchange for work that you have done for someone

hourly (adjective)

relating to one hour of work

in arrears (British)

British taxes and salaries that are paid in arrears are paid at the end of a period of time. If they are paid at the beginning of a period of time, they are paid in advance.

in kind ()

payments, benefits etc in kind are in the form of goods or services instead of money

non-refundable (adjective)

if the money that you pay for something is non-refundable, it will not be given back to you

on the nail (British)

Britishinformal if you pay on the nail, you pay immediately

overdue (adjective)

a payment that is overdue should have been paid before now

paid-up (adjective)

paid for completely

PPC (adjective)

pay per click: in Internet advertising, describes a system in which the company advertising pays the company who owns the website only when their advert is clicked

prepaid (adjective)

something that is prepaid has already been paid for, and so you do not need to pay at the time when you use it

prepay (adjective)

using a system in which you pay for something before the time when you use it

privately (adverb)

by people who provide money themselves, rather than by governments

pro rata (adjective)

calculated according to the individual situation

publicly (adverb)

by the government, or by people in general

returnable (adjective)

a returnable amount of money is one that you get back if something that you use or borrow is still in good condition when you have finished using it

stipendiary (adjective)

given as a stipend, or receiving a stipend

towards (preposition)

in order to help to pay for something

tributary (adjective)

formal paid as a tribute

unearned (adjective)

not resulting from work that you have done

unpaid (adjective)

not yet paid for, or not yet paid to someone

unsatisfied (adjective)

formal not paid, although payment has been officially ordered

up front (adverb)

if you pay for work or goods up front, you pay for them before you receive them