| 单词 | payment |
| 释义 | payment (once / 181 pages) 1n 2n Payment is the process of either giving money to someone, or of receiving money from someone. If you borrow money to buy a car, you'll be expected to make a monthly payment for several years. Your paycheck itself is a payment, and so is the act of your boss handing you that paycheck. There are also types of payment that don't involve money, like when your payment for watching your little cousin one afternoon consists of a big piece of your uncle's famous apple pie. Payment, from the verb pay, is rooted in the Latin pacare, used to mean "satisfy a creditor," but originally defined as "please, satisfy, or make peaceful." WORD FAMILYpayment: nonpayment, payments+/nonpayment: nonpayments/overpay: overpaid, overpaying, overpayment, overpays/overpayment: overpayments/pay: overpay, payable, payee, payer, paying, payment, pays, prepay, repay, underpay/payable: payables/payee: payees/payer: payers/paying: non-paying, payingest/prepay: prepaying, prepayment, prepays/prepayment: prepayments/repay: repaid, repayable, repaying, repayment, repays/repayment: repayments/underpay: underpaid, underpaying, underpayment, underpays/underpayment: underpayments USAGE EXAMPLESIU Health says it receives more Medicaid payments than any other health care provider in the state. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Solution: Bitpesa uses Bitcoin to significantly lower the time and cost of remittances and and business payments to and from sub-Saharan Africa. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Some countries, such as Germany, don’t impose limits on single cash payments. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the act of paying money Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper defrayal, defrayment evasion, nonpayment the deliberate act of failing to pay money amortisation, amortization payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers fee splittingpayment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee in return for the referral overpaymentthe act of paying too much prepaymentpayment in advance ransompayment for the release of someone refund, repaymentthe act of returning money received previously remunerationthe act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses renderinggiving in acknowledgment of obligation disbursal, disbursement, outlay, spendingthe act of spending or disbursing money tributepayment by one nation for protection by another underpaymentthe act of paying less than required expending, expenditurethe act of spending money for goods or services compensatory spending, deficit spending, pump primingspending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy commerce, commercialism, mercantilism transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) 2n a sum of money paid or a claim discharged 2Ant|Hypo|Hyper default, nonpayment, nonremittal loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid royalty payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property bonus, incentivean additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output overpaymenta payment larger than needed or expected underpaymenta payment smaller than needed or expected subscriptiona payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time regular paymenta payment made at regular times blood moneypaid to a hired murderer recompensepayment or reward (as for service rendered) refundmoney returned to a payer conscience moneypayment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings support paymenta payment made by one person for the support of another rewardpayment made in return for a service rendered bribe, payoffpayment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment residual(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing benefitfinancial assistance in time of need lump suma complete payment consisting of a single sum of money final payment, payoffthe final payment of a debt remission, remitment, remittal, remittancea payment of money sent to a person in another place quittance, repaymentpayment of a debt or obligation token paymenta small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation penaltya payment required for not fulfilling a contract pittancean inadequate payment insurance premium, premiumpayment for insurance installmenta payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals deposit, down paymenta partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later satisfaction(law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation credit, deferred paymentarrangement for deferred payment for goods and services cash, immediate paymentprompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check stock optiona benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a fixed price bounty, premiumpayment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military premiuma prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc. dividenda bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus) sales incentiveremuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal adjustment, allowancean amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances earnings, pay, remuneration, salary, wagesomething that remunerates discount, rebatea refund of some fraction of the amount paid compensationsomething (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) palimonysupport paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends alimony, maintenancecourt-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated honorariuma fee paid for a nominally free service blood moneya reward for information about a murderer guerdona reward or payment meeda fitting reward hush moneya bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret kickbacka commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction payolaa bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record soapmoney offered as a bribe stipenda sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose annuity, renteincome from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments installment buying, installment plan, time plana system for paying for goods by installments cost-of-living benefita benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise death benefitinsurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased disability benefitinsurance benefits paid in case of disability sick benefit, sickness benefitmoney paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work fringe benefit, perk, perquisitean incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) child supportcourt-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated redemptionrepayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) requital, retributiona justly deserved penalty forfeit, forfeiturea penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something amercement, fine, mulctmoney extracted as a penalty margin, security depositthe amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities disability check, disability paymenta monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work pensiona regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working cost the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor n an act of requiting; returning in kind Syn|Hyper requital getting even, paying back, return a reciprocal group action |
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