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payments

  • plural
    of payment.
    payment
    noun
    something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.

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PayPal, the digital payments company, is laying off 251 employees at its San José headquarters in another round of layoffs, according to a recent government filing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Downtown LA Law Group, which represents more than 2,700 plaintiffs, has yet to receive money to dole out payments, according to county officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

His lawyer, Estrich, said Black was willing to answer questions about his payments to Epstein but that Black and his legal team understood the committee planned to ask Black questions beyond his ties with Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The risk is that monthly payments can fluctuate over the life of the loan, as mortgage rates change.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

She rocks by the fire, sipping her sherry, counting the money in the purse on her lap, entering payments in her ledger before she locks everything in the trunk under her bed upstairs.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt