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Examples of payment in a Sentence
Payment is due on the first of every month.
Prompt payment of your bill ensures that you will not have to pay any additional fees.
We require payment in advance for all goods purchased.
a payment plan to reduce your debt
cash, credit cards, and other methods of payment
Our records show that we received a payment of $215.36 in May.
Buy this product for three easy payments of only $19.95!
It took me five years to pay off the car, but I never missed a payment.
making payments on a loan
The credit card company just increased the penalty on late payments.
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Burrell and Williams talked about how their own parents and grandparents purchased burial insurance, putting aside small amounts — sometimes just 50 cents a month — to hand the agent who regularly knocked on the door and initialed their savings book to note the payment.
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Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 8 June 2024
Either their bank blocked the payment or the fake shop itself did not process it.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 June 2024
On Friday, the judge approved the payment of former employees, who are owed compensation and benefits following the company’s closure.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
The former president, and Mr. Biden's opponent in this year's presidential race, was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a hush-money payment his lawyer made to an adult film star before the 2016 election.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 June 2024
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Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 8 June 2024
Either their bank blocked the payment or the fake shop itself did not process it.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 June 2024
On Friday, the judge approved the payment of former employees, who are owed compensation and benefits following the company’s closure.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
The former president, and Mr. Biden's opponent in this year's presidential race, was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a hush-money payment his lawyer made to an adult film star before the 2016 election.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 June 2024
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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payment
noun
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ˈpā-mənt 
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