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
More than half of the funds were transferred as fake payments to vendors, or accounts in the names of real companies that were actually controlled by Power, Grant said.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Deposit $10 or more in cash using instant bank transfer, Apple Pay, PayPal, credit card, debit card or any other available payment method.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The new debt collector isn't required to honor a plan made with a different company, though some may be willing to match it if the payments were consistent.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
If a customer does not accept their automatic payment through PayPal or Venmo within 15 days, Amazon will mail them a check to the shipping address listed on their Prime subscription, per the FTC.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Deposit $10 or more in cash using instant bank transfer, Apple Pay, PayPal, credit card, debit card or any other available payment method.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The new debt collector isn't required to honor a plan made with a different company, though some may be willing to match it if the payments were consistent.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
If a customer does not accept their automatic payment through PayPal or Venmo within 15 days, Amazon will mail them a check to the shipping address listed on their Prime subscription, per the FTC.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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