in payment

phrase

: as a way of paying someone
We bought them dinner in payment for all their help.

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But even these objections will not go to whether the creditor can get the charging order, but rather is limited to the priority of the charging order lien and order of priority in payment of the distributions. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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“In payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20payment. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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