: one that pays
especially
: the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid
He is a prompt bill payer.
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Regional bank stocks are having an underwhelming year, but investors who are on the hunt for good dividend payers might find a few gems, according to Piper Sandler.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 July 2024
But the expansion and layering of quality metrics from different payers has had unintended consequences, including less personalization in patient care.
—Katherine Gergen Barnett and Lara F. Terry, STAT, 2 May 2024
This is an opportunity to get real data about who will be the likely payers of congestion pricing fees.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
In 2023, ExxonMobil was the third-largest dividend payer in the S&P 500, behind only Microsoft and Apple, according to ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 11 June 2024
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 July 2024
But the expansion and layering of quality metrics from different payers has had unintended consequences, including less personalization in patient care.
—Katherine Gergen Barnett and Lara F. Terry, STAT, 2 May 2024
This is an opportunity to get real data about who will be the likely payers of congestion pricing fees.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
In 2023, ExxonMobil was the third-largest dividend payer in the S&P 500, behind only Microsoft and Apple, according to ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 11 June 2024
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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