payment

[pey-muh nt]

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noun

something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
the act of paying.
reward or punishment; requital.

Origin of payment

1300–50; Middle English, variant of paiement < Middle French. See pay¹, -ment

Related formspro·pay·ment, adjective

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Related Words for payment

refund, return, settlement, restitution, wage, fee, sum, subsidy, deposit, reparation, premium, award, salary, reimbursement, disbursement, outlay, cash, amount, pension, repayment

Examples from the Web for payment

Contemporary Examples of payment

He tried to contact a Health Republic doctor to overrule the nurse and get approval for payment.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare
Malcolm MacDougall
November 24, 2014
Each car brought in a monthly payment of about $110, as the Wall Street Journal reported.
Adding Vehicles to the Grid
The Daily Beast
October 8, 2014
If Deadmau5 and Disney can work on some kind of a payment arrangement, this suit might just go away.
Mickey Mouse Takes Deadmau5 to Court
Jay Michaelson
September 3, 2014
Barbara is a nice girl who did a bad thing, and she dies as payment for her sins.
Why Deny the Obvious: Hollywood’s Backward Stance on Abortion
Teo Bugbee
June 10, 2014
IMS Health tabulates the numbers of prescriptions dispensed by payment type.
Big Pharma Skips to the U.K. to Avoid Taxes
Daniel Gross
May 2, 2014

Historical Examples of payment

I will enclose the second payment of her fee in a letter which I am writing to her.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus
Jessie Graham Flower
It was an express order for two hundred francs, in payment of a bit of verse.
Ballads of a Bohemian
Robert W. Service
Then you will not object to any mode of payment I shall propose.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
If payment was offered, they shook their heads, and only asked for tidings of Europa.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
There had been some dispute about payment, and the Britisher had slapped the dragoman's face.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for payment

payment

noun

the act of paying
a sum of money paid
something given in return; punishment or reward

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Word Origin and History for payment

late 14c., from Old French paiement (13c.), from paiier (see pay (v.)).