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
Unless Congress acts, payments to 60 million retirees and families would be cut automatically by 23%.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
The 940-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act blows out the federal deficit by extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and adding more costly goodies like no taxes on tips and overtime and even some car payments.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
Google, Meta, Microsoft, Visa, and Mastercard have invested in cloud infrastructure, payments, and talent development.
—Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Overseeing name, image and likeness payments was previously the responsibility of the NCAA, which coaches and others have opined did little to enforce rules or investigate potential violations.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
The 940-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act blows out the federal deficit by extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and adding more costly goodies like no taxes on tips and overtime and even some car payments.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
Google, Meta, Microsoft, Visa, and Mastercard have invested in cloud infrastructure, payments, and talent development.
—Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Overseeing name, image and likeness payments was previously the responsibility of the NCAA, which coaches and others have opined did little to enforce rules or investigate potential violations.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payment
Noun
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Washington — Secret Service suspended six personnel without pay as the agency faced intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly a year ago.—
Laura Geller,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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The judge, who has been suspended with pay by the state Supreme Court, was excused from attending the hearing.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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That’s when the 26-year-old’s $7.7 million salary for the 2025-26 season was supposed to be fully guaranteed.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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The Justice Department announced criminal charges Monday in a scheme by North Korea to fund its weapons program through the salaries of remote information technology workers employed unwittingly by U.S. companies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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The compensation failed to account for the lifetime of income and family wealth his land provided.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Clear, straightforward compensation tied to real outcomes builds trust and keeps teams focused on what actually drives growth.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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This begs a clear question of training providers, employers, and governments: What if your workforce investment strategy was judged not by how many people enrolled, but by how many got hired with better wages after completing it?—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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More than 3,000 Sacramento County workers went on strike Tuesday morning urging the Board of Supervisors to raise employee wages.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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