paymentnoun
uk/ˈpeɪ.mənt/us/ˈpeɪ.mənt/B2 [ C or U ] an amount of money paid:
Usually we ask for payment on receipt of the goods.
We need a deposit of £165 followed by twelve monthly payments of £60.
When is the first payment due?
[ S or U ] reward:
Verbal abuse was hardly the payment I expected for my troubles.
back payment
an amount of money received by an employee because of a pay rise at an earlier time
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- Ordinarily, we send a reminder about a month before payment is required.
- My monthly mortgage payment is debited from my bank account on the 2nd of each month.
- If you're in financial difficulty, we're happy to let you space out your payments over two years.
- I've had a letter from the tax authorities concerning my tax payments.
- Goods will be delivered on receipt of payment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Earning money
- bank
- base pay
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- breadwinner
- bring sth in
- commission
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- hustle
- income
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- venal
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