| dividend |
a pro-rata share of a company's distributed earnings paid to stockholders or insurance policyholders. [2/4 definitions] |
| double indemnity |
a provision in a life or accident insurance policy that twice the face value of the contract will be paid in the event of accidental death. |
| down1 |
paid in advance, usu. as a first installment. [1/21 definitions] |
| expenditure |
that which is paid out or expended. [1/2 definitions] |
| expense |
something given or paid out, such as money, effort, or time, esp. in return for something else; cost. [1/4 definitions] |
| expense account |
a record of an employee's expenditures that will be paid or paid back by the employer, or a specified amount of such allowable expenditures. |
| fare |
the price paid to ride on commercial transportation, such as a bus, train, or airplane, or a passenger paying such a charge. [1/5 definitions] |
| fee |
an amount paid for the right to do something. [1/2 definitions] |
| forfeit |
an article that is held until a fine is paid. [1/6 definitions] |
| front money |
money that is paid in advance, esp. to start a project. |
| geisha |
a Japanese woman who is trained as a dancer, musician, and conversationalist, and who is paid to entertain and provide companionship for men. |
| health club |
a private club offering a variety of facilities, equipment, and instruction for physical exercise and fitness to a paid membership. |
| hire |
the amount paid for temporary work, service, or use. [1/5 definitions] |
| hit man |
(informal) a hired killer; paid assassin. |
| hush money |
(informal) money paid as a bribe to keep a person from revealing something such as a scandalous or criminal act. |
| indicia |
graphic marks or designs on mail that indicate that postage has been paid. [1/2 definitions] |
| in one ear and out the other |
heard, but with little or no notice paid. |
| installment1 |
one of the successive parts in which something is paid, written, or supplied at regular intervals. |
| installment plan |
a credit system, esp. in the United States, by which consumer goods can be paid for in installments. |
| interest |
a percentage that is charged on a loan or paid on an investment. [1/7 definitions] |
| in the red |
making less money than what is being paid out in expenses; in debt. |