(~s)
A ~ is a fee that you pay to someone in order to make sure that they will be available to do work for you if you need them to.
Liz was being paid a regular monthly ~.
N-COUNT
(~s)
A ~ is a fee that you pay to someone in order to make sure that they will be available to do work for you if you need them to.
Liz was being paid a regular monthly ~.
N-COUNT
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