payment

pronunciation

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Noun:

a sum of money paid
the act of paying money

Word Origin

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

Synonym

n.

expiation satisfaction restitution reward recompense requital amends redress indemnification

n.

n.

reprisal retaliation vengeance punishment

n.

settlement premium reimbursement rebate defrayal liquidation remuneration compensation reckoning

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defrayal charge stake installment fee penalty payout fine disbursement expenditure remittance rent outlay

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maintenance alimony grant pension subvention subsidy annuity allowance dole sum alms

n.

Example

1. I think that 's true for most payment businesses .

2. For instance , he says , " 85 % of remittance is basically bill payment .

3. A clerk scans their barcode , then accepts their cash payment .

4. You can thank him for phone-enabled payment at the chain .

5. When he couldn 't pay the interest , he begged for film tax credits or a payment deferral .

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