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
The second one is screenwriters getting pension and health contributions on their residual payments.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
The company has integrated dozens of SVOD offerings into its premium hub, which lets viewers use a single login and experience less friction with payments and management of subscriptions.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Visa, Felix, Fifth Third Bank, and Howard Hughes Holdings are all also bringing payments operations onto Tempo, the blockchain project said in a note shared with Fortune.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Under the Purdue deal, members of the Sackler family would be shielded from lawsuits over opioids from those who agree to the payments.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
The company has integrated dozens of SVOD offerings into its premium hub, which lets viewers use a single login and experience less friction with payments and management of subscriptions.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Visa, Felix, Fifth Third Bank, and Howard Hughes Holdings are all also bringing payments operations onto Tempo, the blockchain project said in a note shared with Fortune.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Under the Purdue deal, members of the Sackler family would be shielded from lawsuits over opioids from those who agree to the payments.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payment
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Is your job one of the highest paying in Kentucky?—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
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The inevitable capitalistic evolution of the House settlement that allowed for the paying of athletes guaranteed there would be winners and losers, and the winners are – no surprise – the signal-callers.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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But data shows that the uptick really began under the Biden administration, likely because of an increase in pay for military members, according to Rand, and as the military continued improving the recruitment process and boosted advertising and marketing.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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The government shutdown last November also exacerbated many issues with air traffic controller shortages as employees were forced to work without pay for more than a month.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Becerra’s top aide, Sean McCluskie, plead guilty in November to diverting $225,000 from Becerra’s dormant campaign funds and using the money to inflate his salary.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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There was no school on Wednesday due to Palestinian Authority cuts to teacher salaries in the area.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Sanders and the 444 nonunion members under his purview also took a 6% cut in compensation.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Property owners are given about three months’ notice and paid compensation at rates set by the municipality.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Washington state taxes income from capital gains but not wages and salaries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The W-2s reflected false wages from the company and false federal income tax withholdings, officials allege.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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