payment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old French paiement. Equivalent to pay + -ment.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The act of paying.
Payment will be made at the end of the month.
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(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:In a report published on October 31, Transport Focus said that a number of train companies were unable to convince it about their ability to sell a full range of tickets, handle cash payments, and avoid excessive queues at ticket machines.
2023 November 15, 'Industry Insider', “Outbreak of common sense”, in RAIL, number 996, page 68:
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(uncountable) Something of value given in return for an act; payback; recompense; reward.
I humbly apologize for my behavior. Please accept this as payment for your kindness and patience.
2012, John Goode, Distant Rumblings, Harmony Ink Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53:I do hope this is a fair exchange, my story in payment for your kindness.
2020, Stephen W. Shanley, “Susanna's Tale”, in Forgotten Stories: In the Shadows of the Son of Man, Resource Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| payments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
debit · billing · withholding · garnishment · credit
Deriveds
payment schedule · advance payment · payment order · micropayment · outpayment · back payment · forepayment · payment service · making off without payment · bullet payment · severance payment · parachute payment · proof of payment · payment card · make off without payment · grease payment · multipayment · short payment · time-payment · repayment · cyberpayment · e-payment · counter payment · telepayment · payment terminal · counterpayment · copayment · underpayment · overpayment · transfer payment · inpayment · warrant of payment · stop payment · dation in payment · prepayment · down payment · taxpayment · PITI payment · mispayment · balloon payment · pittance payment · lubrication payment · kick payment · autopayment · equalization payment · counter-payment
Hypernyms
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Synonyms
Translations (129)
da betaling (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · nb betaling (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · ru вознагражде́ние (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · mfe peyman (the act of paying) · cs platba (the act of paying) · ja 入金 (the act of paying) · lt išmoka (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · mi paremata (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · es pago (the act of paying) · el πληρωμή (the act of paying) · cy taliad (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · hy վարձատրություն (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · cmn 付款 (the act of paying) · mi moni utu (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · lt mokėjimas (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · nrf paiement (the act of paying) · uk платі́ж (the act of paying) · uk пла́та (the act of paying) · hi भुगतान (the act of paying) · eu ordainketa (the act of paying) · ga íocaíocht (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · mfe peyman (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · ru платёж (the act of paying) · ja 支払い (the act of paying) · de Zahlung (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · hu fizetés (the act of paying) · it pagamento (the act of paying) · sk platba (the act of paying) · ga íocaíocht (the act of paying) · te చెల్లింపు (the act of paying) · pt pagamento (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · eu ordaintze (the act of paying) · la pensiō (the act of paying) · fi maksu (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · gl pagamento (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · sh plaćanje (the act of paying) · pl płatność (the act of paying) · fr paiement (the act of paying) · ka გადახდა (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · et makse (the act of paying) · mi utunga (the act of paying) · ro plată (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · pl zapłata (the act of paying) · ka გადახდა (the act of paying) · nb betaling (the act of paying) · be плаце́ж (the act of paying) · hy վճարում (the act of paying) · hi भुगतान (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · id pembayaran (the act of paying) · fr payement (the act of paying) · sw malipo (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · sh plaćanje (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · hu fizetség (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · ru пла́та (the act of paying) · pl zapłata (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · izh makso (the act of paying) · acw دَفْع (the act of paying) · hu törlesztés (the act of paying) · ru вы́плата (the act of paying) · ro plată (the act of paying) · ca pagament (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · gl pago (the act of paying) · sh плаћање (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · mk плаќање (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · be пла́та (the act of paying) · rup arugã (the act of paying) · hu megfizetés (the act of paying) · fi maksu (the act of paying) · ru пла́та (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · ur ادائیگی (the act of paying) · az ödəniş (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · de Bezahlung (the act of paying) · hi शुल्क (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · ms pembayaran (the act of paying) · sl plačilo (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · nl uitbetaling (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · pl opłata (the act of paying) · cs platba (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · ru опла́та (the act of paying) · ko 변제 (the act of paying) · gl paga (the act of paying) · be апла́та (the act of paying) · eu ordain (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · uk пла́та (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · hu befizetés (the act of paying) · lt mokėjimas (the act of paying) · mk плаќање (the act of paying) · enm warisoun (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · bg плате́ж (the act of paying) · rup platã (the act of paying) · et makse (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · gl pagamento (the act of paying) · gd dìoladh (the act of paying) · es pagamento (the act of paying) · fa پرداخت (the act of paying) · ca pagament (the act of paying) · nl betaling (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · es pago (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · hu kiegyenlítés (the act of paying) · ro plătire (the act of paying) · sl plačilo (the act of paying) · sk platba (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · tr ödeme (the act of paying) · hu lerovás (the act of paying) · lv maksājums (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · mi utunga (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · sh плаћање (the act of paying) · pl wypłata (the act of paying) · pt pagamento (the act of paying) · bg пла́щане (the act of paying) · ar دَفْع (the act of paying) · ko 지불 (the act of paying) · sv betalning (the act of paying) · cy tâl (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · lv maksājums (the act of paying) · nl betaling (the act of paying) · la pensiō (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · hu kifizetés (the act of paying) · gl pago (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · be пла́та (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · sw malipo (the act of paying) · cy talu (the act of paying) · es pagamiento (the act of paying) · da betaling (the act of paying) · bg възнагражде́ние (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · tl bayaran (a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services) · sw ulipaji (the act of paying) · az ödəniş (the act of paying) · ru упла́та (the act of paying)