pay-to-stay

Definitions

1. The practice where retailers charge manufacturers a slotting fee to place their products on the shelves of stores.
   uncountable
2. A scheme where prison inmates are charged for their accommodation (meals, clothing etc.) while in prison.
   US, uncountable
3. A scheme where prisoners can pay to be moved to a more desirable prison.
   US, uncountable
4. A United Kingdom government policy, due to come into effect in April 2017 but never implemented, whereby council tenants earning £30,000 (£40,000 in London) would have to pay "market or near market rents".
   UK, uncountable

Examples

“But despite improvements, Mr Baruch says some complaints persist. “Pay⟳ to stay⟳ [cash to secure shelf space] is front and centre of the complaints we receive⟳ — it’s supply⟳ chain bullying and anti-competitive. They shouldn’t try⟳ to create⟳ barriers to business — it’s fundamentally unfair, particularly at a time when small business confidence is at an all-time low.””

“In what is commonly called “pay-to-stay” or “private jail,” a constellation of small city jails — at least 26 of them in Los Angeles and Orange counties — open⟳ their doors to defendants who can afford⟳ the option. […] The region’s pay-to-stay jails took in nearly $7 million from the programs from 2011 through 2015, according to revenue figures provided by the cities.”

“In 1979, 42% of Britons lived in council homes. Today that figure⟳ is just under 8%. Now, by scrapping secure tenancies and bringing in a pay-to-stay scheme, the government’s new housing bill could mark⟳ the end⟳ of a century-old dream⟳[.]”

“Under the so-called “pay⟳ to stay⟳” plans, families or individuals with a total annual income of £30,000 outside London or £40,000 in the capital will have⟳ to pay⟳ rents “at market or near-market levels”.”

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