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 cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
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Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Once the settlement has been approved by the court, customers will get a text message or email alerting them to the incoming payment at the email address or mobile phone number on file.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
At the same time, these payments were calculated on the assumption that the full HELOC will be utilized immediately and that repayments on the full amount will then begin.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The Foundation’s payroll, vendor and rent payments and other operational expenses were soon going to be handled and paid for by Jackson Health System’s more robust finance team as part of the restructuring process.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Once the settlement has been approved by the court, customers will get a text message or email alerting them to the incoming payment at the email address or mobile phone number on file.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
At the same time, these payments were calculated on the assumption that the full HELOC will be utilized immediately and that repayments on the full amount will then begin.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The Foundation’s payroll, vendor and rent payments and other operational expenses were soon going to be handled and paid for by Jackson Health System’s more robust finance team as part of the restructuring process.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 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 18 Dec. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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