back payment

Example Sentences

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China has provided emergency loans and pushed back payment deadlines.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023

In a report presented to the council, the company confirmed it would seek back payment for the fuel used.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2022

“We control the purse, so we can hold back payment for them for seven days,” he said.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2017

But the supposed evidence of your experimental days is about as likely to show up as is the back payment for child support—that is, not likely at all.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2015

And industry received back payment from science with compound interest.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John