utility payment

Paying the electric

A utility payment is money paid for essential household services—electricity, gas, water, sewage, and sometimes trash collection or internet.

These are typically billed monthly by service providers: The utility payment is due on the fifteenth.

In financial contexts, utility payments often appear as a category of recurring expenses.

Opposites
type of household expense

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Payment for temporary use

mortgage payment · discretionary spending · splurge · subscription service · impulse buy

payment direction/flow

utility paymentdeposit return

Refund for returned containers

income · revenue

financial flow direction

utility paymentrebate

Returned portion of payment

income · reimbursement · dividend · energy credit

Family

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