: 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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His holdings comprise only reliable dividend payers that aren’t terribly expensive based on their PE multiples; among his top choices are Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, and Coca-Cola.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Limiting costs and benefits to the payers’ perspective is problematic if not all of the medicine’s value is accounted for.
—Jason Shafrin, STAT, 6 May 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Limiting costs and benefits to the payers’ perspective is problematic if not all of the medicine’s value is accounted for.
—Jason Shafrin, STAT, 6 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for payer
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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