in payment

idiom

: as a way of paying someone
We bought them dinner in payment for all their help.

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The increase in payment featured deep into the financial report that UEFA released on Thursday during its annual Congress in Belgrade, Serbia. Samindra Kunti, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing recently released its annual reports on hospital finances, which showed that rising costs outpaced increases in payment for patient care. Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025 In fact the Government Accountability Office does say that both Medicare and Medicaid made more than $100 billion in payment errors in 2023. NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025 Depending on the type of benefit and the amount of one's pension, the change in payment amount will vary from person to person, the SSA stated. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in payment

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“In payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20payment. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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