(US, politics) Something which is used to pay for a bill, such as an increase in taxes.
The government is debating whether to include various pay-fors in order to fund the new infrastructure bill.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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