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payment

[pey-muhnt]

noun

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

  2. the act of paying. pay.

  3. reward or punishment; requital.



payment

/ ˈpeɪmənt /

noun

  1. the act of paying

  2. a sum of money paid

  3. something given in return; punishment or reward

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • propayment adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of payment1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, variant of paiement, from Middle French; equivalent to pay 1 + -ment
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Example Sentences

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Plaid Cymru will offer up to £30,000 in payments to trainee teachers if it wins the next Senedd election, the party has said.

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In May, a First Brands affiliate stopped making monthly payments to Onset, which then demanded several hundred million dollars of late fees and payment increases.

If he bought the land at that price, it would mean a mortgage payment three times what he pays now in rent, Thomas told AFP.

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“The United States has made a demand on SCE for payment of the costs and damages incurred by the United States to suppress the Saddleridge Fire and to undertake emergency rehabilitation efforts,” the complaint said.

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Now he says he’s got enough in his brokerage account to put a down payment on his first home soon.

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