early payment
Example Sentences
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In mid-1932, some 17,000 out-of-work World War I veterans suffering from the Depression, along with 26,000 families and other supporters, descended on Washington, D.C., to demand early payment of bonuses the veterans had been promised.
From Salon • Jan. 12, 2025
It included veterans of World War I, demanding early payment of a promised bonus for their service.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022
If a bin is so full it is deemed littering, councils can issue fixed penalty notices of about £60 to £80 - or slightly less for early payment - under the Environmental Protection Act.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2017
In this protest, approximately fifteen thousand World War I veterans marched on Washington to demand early payment of their veteran bonuses, which were not due to be paid until 1945.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
“One hundred and thirty on the risk they bring it, plus this here as an early payment, the risk in exchange for getting this March instead of us waiting on all of it ’til June?
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
