Usually, the higher the score, the better the deal, which can mean lower monthly payments and other savings.

Cutting the budget deficit would mean lower payments to the middle class or higher taxes, or both.

Those promises now mean higher annual payments to pay off this increased debt.

A photographer accompanied him, but The Post decided this was too expensive, since evening work meant overtime payments.

Even assuming proper calculations, cash-balance pensions can mean lower payments than in the traditional approach.

That is because the settlements stipulate that lower sales will mean smaller payments to the states.

That would mean total payments of $16,012, or $1,294 more than under the standard formula.

Reduced benefits would mean reduced costs and lower payments by older Americans, committee members said.

Borrowers are also shifting to adjustable-rate mortgages, which means lower payments for now.

The sums involved mean higher payments or taxes, and these have to last for a long time to come.