: one that pays
especially
: the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid
He is a prompt bill payer.
Examples of payer in a Sentence
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The Palm Beach County jail is already quite full, with tax payers bearing the burden.
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Alex Freeman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
According to the organization's website, the primary payer source at Bridgehaven is Kentucky Medicaid, with some grant funding for unhoused people without Medicaid in need of services.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
On one end are the ‘mom and pop’ billers who may be diligent and trustworthy but lack the technological resources to grow and scale with their clients, and may not have the ability to adapt to rapidly changing government regulations and payer policies.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the latter two companies were the third- and eighth-biggest dividend payers in the world, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 31 July 2024
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Alex Freeman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
According to the organization's website, the primary payer source at Bridgehaven is Kentucky Medicaid, with some grant funding for unhoused people without Medicaid in need of services.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
On one end are the ‘mom and pop’ billers who may be diligent and trustworthy but lack the technological resources to grow and scale with their clients, and may not have the ability to adapt to rapidly changing government regulations and payer policies.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the latter two companies were the third- and eighth-biggest dividend payers in the world, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 31 July 2024
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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