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
No government organization will contact someone via text message to pay a bill or ask for payments through a Bitcoin ATM.
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Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
The Republican bill did crack down on that practice but California − which has put new restrictions and payments on its Medi-Cal plan for undocumented immigrants − maintains that effort is paid for out of state funds, not federal money (because it's prohibited).
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Purchasing a house allows owners to build wealth over time by making mortgage payments to reduce the loan principal and increase the owner’s stake in the home until, ideally, it’s owned outright.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Penn would have to make $511 monthly payments over 72 months, reflecting an interest rate of 28%.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
The Republican bill did crack down on that practice but California − which has put new restrictions and payments on its Medi-Cal plan for undocumented immigrants − maintains that effort is paid for out of state funds, not federal money (because it's prohibited).
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Purchasing a house allows owners to build wealth over time by making mortgage payments to reduce the loan principal and increase the owner’s stake in the home until, ideally, it’s owned outright.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Penn would have to make $511 monthly payments over 72 months, reflecting an interest rate of 28%.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for payment
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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