back payment

Example Sentences

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In a letter Jeremy Miles said, if accepted, it would provide teachers with a "significant" back payment and that it was in the interests of Welsh school children.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2023

The showdown is a culmination of a two-year global fight between tech giants, with Qualcomm seeking back payment for chips used in iPhones and Apple disputing Qualcomm’s claims to certain technology.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2019

The tycoon, who abstained from voting, wanted to give John Ashley the cash as a back payment.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 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