In plain English
This refers to one specific way to pay being unusable for the moment. It indicates that this option cannot be used for the payment right then.
In context
Here, it reports that a particular payment option cannot be used for the payment at that moment.
- Situation
- Reading card, bank, wallet, authorization, decline, pending, and settlement states
- What it communicates
- reports that a payment option cannot be used at that moment.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not say why that payment method cannot be used or whether the situation will change later.
Examples
“He chose one way to pay at the kiosk, but payment method unavailable came up before the sale was completed.”
“When payment method unavailable appears after the clerk selects an option, the sale stays open while another way to pay is chosen.”