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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Last fall, Coliseum officials allowed the entire site to be taken over for a private three-day tech conference held by Block, the company formerly known as Square that is valued at tens of billions of dollars for its online-payment products.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
The terms that need to be worked out may include child custody, asset division and support payments.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.
—Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
Previously, Paris filed an August motion asking a judge to order the executors to submit certain financial paperwork and prevent them from making full payments without court approval.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
The terms that need to be worked out may include child custody, asset division and support payments.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.
—Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
Previously, Paris filed an August motion asking a judge to order the executors to submit certain financial paperwork and prevent them from making full payments without court approval.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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