noun
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the act of paying
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a sum of money paid
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something given in return; punishment or reward
Other Word Forms
- propayment adjective
Etymology
Origin of payment
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, variant of paiement, from Middle French; equivalent to pay 1 + -ment
Example Sentences
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He was accused of ceasing his rent payments in October 2016, two months before his lease came to an end in December of that year.
From MarketWatch
Mortgage payments are, after all, one of the heaviest weights people carry.
From MarketWatch
In the nearer term, some of the biggest opportunities might also come from straightforward business performance in the bank’s key units, such as digitized payments, investment banking, wealth management and consumer-card lending.
Sending time-sensitive documents like college applications, check payments, tax returns, insurance appeals and ballots through the mail?
In a second case in Milan, prosecutors said Aventall had made payments "of an allegedly corrupt nature" to Enviro Pacific Investments - the company which lent the money for the Sunninghill purchase.
From BBC
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