[] () (about a contract) containing a condition that a company or person must pay a particular price for a particular amount of goods, especially gas or oil, even if they do not take or use that amount 照付不议的（按合同规定，公司或个人无论提货与否均须付款，尤指天然气或石油）◆Under the take-or-pay contract, the country pays for a minimum quota of natural gas even if it does not demand it. 在照付不议合同下，这个国家即使不需要天然气，也得支付最低额度的天然气费用。