Synonyms
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
Big deal The Association for Financial Professionals' (AFP) 2024 Payments Fraud and Control Survey finds that 80% of respondents report that their organizations were victims of attempted or actual payments fraud activity in 2023.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
Financial technology startup Stripe will serve as the online payment provider.
—James Pollard, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors allege that the payment was just one example of a broader scheme by Trump to hide information from voters ahead of the 2016 election.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
The cash had been agreed upon as half of the total payment to the agent, who Russell told to make her ex-husband's killing look like a suicide.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Although the charges relate to the payment to Daniels, Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, is expected to highlight two other hush-money deals.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Banks have warned that there will be challenges to adopting this new form of compensation since many had already upended their payment structures to accommodate the cap.
—Aisha S Gani, Fortune Europe, 22 Apr. 2024
The fee for a late payment in Indiana is $25, and the state collected more than $1.1 million in 2022 from late payment fees.
—Isabelle Kause, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2024
Soon after, Cohen reached out to Daniels offering a $130,000 payment.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 22 Apr. 2024
Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
Financial technology startup Stripe will serve as the online payment provider.
—James Pollard, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors allege that the payment was just one example of a broader scheme by Trump to hide information from voters ahead of the 2016 election.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
The cash had been agreed upon as half of the total payment to the agent, who Russell told to make her ex-husband's killing look like a suicide.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Although the charges relate to the payment to Daniels, Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, is expected to highlight two other hush-money deals.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Banks have warned that there will be challenges to adopting this new form of compensation since many had already upended their payment structures to accommodate the cap.
—Aisha S Gani, Fortune Europe, 22 Apr. 2024
The fee for a late payment in Indiana is $25, and the state collected more than $1.1 million in 2022 from late payment fees.
—Isabelle Kause, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2024
Soon after, Cohen reached out to Daniels offering a $130,000 payment.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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