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paypoint en · NOUN

Etymology

From pay + point.

Meanings

  1. A location where people can make payments for a service.
    • At smaller mobile paypoints, stall holders set themselves up for an hour or two, and then follow pension vehicles to the next paypoint. 2014, Naila Kabeer, Gender & Social Protection Strategies in the Informal Economy:
    • An advantage of buying prepaid electricity at Easypay paypoints is that you are not restricted to purchasing electricity within an^([sic]) certain area. Buy electricity for your meter in Gauteng and use it when you get home in Cape Town. 2003, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa, page 91:

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