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paypoint

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English

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Etymology

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From pay +‎ point.

Noun

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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[sic] 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.