payment

noun

ˈpā-mənt How to pronounce payment (audio)
Definition of paymentnext
1
as in paying
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services they are very prompt in the payment of their credit card bills

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2
as in pay
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services our payment for all the work we did barely covered our expenses we finally mailed our last car payment last week

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3
as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services your payment will be issued as a weekly check

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Recent Examples of payment Also, organizations that have contract cancelled or payments stalled will create a ripple effect beyond those immediately affected. — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 Services deemed essential – such as border protection, air traffic control and power grid maintenance as well as payments for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – would continue. — Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025 Many suggest using strategies such as balance transfers, debt snowball or avalanche repayment methods, and setting up automatic payments to avoid accumulating more interest. — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 The delaying of payment terms pushes financing down the supply chain. — Evan Clark, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for payment
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  1. pay
  2. salary
  3. compensation
  4. wage
Noun
  • The scheme requires drivers to a pay a fee for their vehicle to access Manhattan (below 60th Street), with the fee set higher for larger vehicles and for travel during peak times, and lower for smaller vehicles and for travel during off-peak times.
    — Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Yet another suggests hiring more controllers to train and work at understaffed facilities near home, rather than being assigned elsewhere in the country after initial training, as often happens. Follow the money: Higher pay and better scheduling are pretty much universal wants.
    — Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of pay
Noun
  • Living in or near London was another factor, while his salary fits within Chelsea’s wage structure.
    — Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Carter chose the latter, where his starting salary was set at six hundred thousand dollars, or about $1.4 million today.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of salary
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  • Ensuring competitive compensation, robust leadership development and scalable people operations is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As the fire appears to be outside of airlines’ control, flight compensation may not be payable, according to a note issued by Citi on Friday.
    — Leslie Josephs,Monica Pitrelli,Lucy Handley, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • The millionaires’ tax applies to salary, wages and one-time earnings including the sale of homes, investments and inheritance proceeds.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • His attorney estimated that lost wages and future medical costs could amount to as much as $14 million.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of wage

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