payment

Definitions

noun

1

The act of paying.

2

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.

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.

name

1

A surname from French.

Collocations

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1

(noun.) paying/being paid

ADJ

immediate, prompt

late

If you submit your rent late, you may have to pay an extra fee.

early

full, part

My landlord accepted a part payment on the rent this month.

VERB + PAYMENT

make

You can make payment online using your credit card or bank account.

arrange for

accept, take

The restaurant takes payment through their mobile app or at the counter.

get, receive

stop, suspend, withhold

The company decided to suspend payment until the contractor completed the work properly.

refuse sb

defer, delay

The company decided to delay payment until the invoice was verified.

demand

PAYMENT + VERB

be due

PREP

in ~

The store accepted my old laptop in payment for the new printer.

on ~ of

The store will deliver your furniture on payment of a small deposit.

~ for

The customer made a payment for the broken window that his son damaged last month.

~ from, ~ to

We received a payment from the insurance company yesterday morning.

PHRASES

a method of payment, payment in advance

We accept several different methods of payment at the checkout.

2

(noun.) amount of money paid

ADJ

annual, monthly, etc.

regular

one-off, single

The government offered a single payment to help families affected by the flood.

cash, lump sum

token

generous

down, initial

additional, further, subsequent

interim, transitional

final

credit card

benefit, compensation, interest, maintenance, mortgage, rent, tax

VERB + PAYMENT

keep up, meet

He struggled to keep up with his car payments after losing his job.

increase, reduce

collect

The store manager asked me to collect payment from customers at the checkout counter.

PREP

in ~s

The car loan will be paid off in monthly payments over five years.

~ for

The company made a substantial payment for the new equipment last month.

~ from

She received a payment from her employer every two weeks.

~ to

PHRASES

the balance of payments

The country's balance of payments improved after the government encouraged more exports.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of paying money

defrayal
defrayment

noun — an act of requiting

requital

Antonyms

evasion
nonpayment
default
nonremittal

Idioms & Phrases

grease payment

A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such paym

Critics say there is no distinction between extortion and bribery, and that the distinction between a payoff (illegal) and a "grease" payment made to speed along normal duties (leg

lubrication payment

A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such paym

A lubrication payment is a small payment to low-level business people or government officials to "grease the wheels" of business.

Example Bank

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“[…] 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

Wiktionary

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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 avo

Wiktionary

03

We will make the payment by bank transfer.

Tatoeba · #18411

04

Hanako made the final payment on her car, and felt very satisfied.

Tatoeba · #23713

05

We asked for the payment of his debt.

Tatoeba · #28764

06

I am quite ready for payment.

Tatoeba · #33547