payment

[ pey-muh nt ]

/ ˈpeɪ mənt /

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noun

something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.

the act of paying.

reward or punishment; requital.

Nearby words

payload assist module, payload bay, payload specialist, payloader, paymaster, payment, payment bond, payment by results, payne, payne operation, paynim

Origin of payment

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

Related forms

pro·pay·ment, adjective

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Examples from the Web for payment

He tried to contact a Health Republic doctor to overrule the nurse and get approval for payment.
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Each car brought in a monthly payment of about $110, as the Wall Street Journal reported.
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If Deadmau5 and Disney can work on some kind of a payment arrangement, this suit might just go away.
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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|DAILY BEAST

IMS Health tabulates the numbers of prescriptions dispensed by payment type.
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About the time at which I suppose this letter to have been written there is, in fact, a payment of 40 to J.L.
Great Ghost Stories|Various
Payment will be made easy; a good deed; and possession given at any time from the first of November to the first of May next.
Toronto of Old|Henry Scadding
St. Meuse was one of the last of the French cities held in pawn by the Germans for the payment of the milliards.
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But, however long the day of reckoning may be put off, some time or other the payment must be made.
Creative Evolution|Henri Bergson
The meaning of payment in currency, they interpreted, as giving one note for another, or four shillings for five shillings.
The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)|John West

British Dictionary definitions for payment

payment

/ (ˈpeɪmənt) /

noun

the act of paying

a sum of money paid

something given in return; punishment or reward

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