multipayer

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adjective

Involving payment by more than one party.

Opposite
single-payer
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivemultipayer (not comparable)

alternative multi-payer

  1. not comparablegovernmentInvolving payment by more than one party.

    Single-payer systems tend to rely heavily on general tax revenues, whereas multipayer systems generally employ payroll-tax financing.

    2004, Martin A. Levin, Martin M. Shapiro, Transatlantic policymaking in an age of austerity: diversity and drift, page 17

    Antonyms: single-payer

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveInvolving payment by more than one party.

Opposite
single-payer

Origin

From multi- + payer.

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Cite this entry
APA

multipayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipayer

MLA

“multipayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipayer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multipayer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipayer.

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