paypoint

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pay +‎ point

Noun[edit]

paypoint (plural paypoints)

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