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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The tax department needs to ensure that these taxability rules are applied correctly, that transaction data is collected and reported and that payments are submitted to the appropriate government tax authorities.
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Sal Visca, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Depp’s camp said the deal includes a $1 million payment from her to him to settle all financial claims.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Scooping up Discover gave Capital One, a credit card lender, the ability to tap into Discover’s payments ecosystem.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 June 2025
In a May 6 letter, a USDA adviser told states the department would be collecting the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and addresses of SNAP recipients and applicants from the past five years from states' third-party electronic benefits transfer (EBT) payment processors.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 18 June 2025
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Sal Visca, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Depp’s camp said the deal includes a $1 million payment from her to him to settle all financial claims.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Scooping up Discover gave Capital One, a credit card lender, the ability to tap into Discover’s payments ecosystem.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 June 2025
In a May 6 letter, a USDA adviser told states the department would be collecting the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and addresses of SNAP recipients and applicants from the past five years from states' third-party electronic benefits transfer (EBT) payment processors.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 18 June 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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