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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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
Defaults may ‘reverberate through the credit space’ The rise in student loan defaults comes as more borrowers must resume payments after years of relief.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Beyond the front-end interface, the technology also integrates directly with existing commerce stacks, managing everything from payment processing to logistics and order management.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Zlotowski did not want payment for the idea, but Salvadori has put her and The Summoning co-writer Robin Campillo in the credits.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Individual payments from July through November 2020 included $244,200, $463,200 and $1,197,600, court documents allege.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Beyond the front-end interface, the technology also integrates directly with existing commerce stacks, managing everything from payment processing to logistics and order management.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Zlotowski did not want payment for the idea, but Salvadori has put her and The Summoning co-writer Robin Campillo in the credits.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Individual payments from July through November 2020 included $244,200, $463,200 and $1,197,600, court documents allege.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 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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Agents, forced to work without pay, called in sick; security lines metastasized, sometimes snaking out to the curb.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Alden, who will receive a starting salary of $245,086 and benefits worth $104,000, is taking a slight pay cut to come to Marin.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Now that officer Kyle McLaughlin got a bump in his title (detective specialist) and salary, what will Kelly the horse get in his accommodations besides an apple and a carrot or two?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Williams has already received an automatic cost of living increase, increasing her salary from $350,000 to $360,500.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office on Thursday charged Brian Ramos, 25, of Edina, the owner of a roofing subcontractor known as Liminis Remodeling and Exteriors with two felony counts of worker’s compensation insurance premium fraud.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Similarly, that’s why a future first-rounder as compensation from the Hornets from the Terry Rozier trade would have meant exponentially more than a mere second-rounder this June.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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He was also revered as a civil rights activist pushing for quality healthcare, women’s rights, living wages, racial and immigrant justice, and gender and LGBTQ equality.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Foley, who was previously mayor in Costa Mesa, said her constituents face a host of challenges, including the rising costs of living and subpar wages for caregivers.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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