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payments

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

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Their monthly payments will increase by hundreds or even thousands of dollars, with mortgage rates at their highest point in three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Many car buyers have been taking out longer-term loans to make their monthly payments more affordable, as car prices have accelerated since the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Students do not pay council tax so the local authority will be responsible for finding a way of giving them the payments.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Flavio at first denied having contact with Vorcaro, but was forced to backtrack after audio leaked of him imploring the banker to make overdue payments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The superintendent would exchange the old policy for a new one which was identical in color, serial number, and beneficiary, but which carried much smaller payments.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright