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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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, a 21-member trade bloc, launched a digital payments system in a bid to cut transaction costs.
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Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The actual music files live permanently on the Arweave blockchain, while all payments are handled on the Solana chain, famously the hub of the current meme coin frenzy.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Since these chargers connect to power grids and payment systems, a cyberattack could shut down networks, disrupt electricity supply, or even steal user data.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Quinn Glabicki | Reuters Spirit Airlines won approval for a $475 million lifeline and a $150 million payment from its biggest aircraft lessor in court on Friday, as the struggling budget airline races to stabilize itself after its second bankruptcy since November.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The actual music files live permanently on the Arweave blockchain, while all payments are handled on the Solana chain, famously the hub of the current meme coin frenzy.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Since these chargers connect to power grids and payment systems, a cyberattack could shut down networks, disrupt electricity supply, or even steal user data.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Quinn Glabicki | Reuters Spirit Airlines won approval for a $475 million lifeline and a $150 million payment from its biggest aircraft lessor in court on Friday, as the struggling budget airline races to stabilize itself after its second bankruptcy since November.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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payment
noun
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