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
In such arrangements, the parties typically split the payments, with the authorized entity completing the reimbursement paperwork and the ineligible provider ostensibly performing the services billed.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Opened up as well would be records of transactions between insurers and any of their affiliates, including fees, commissions, payments, or profit sharing agreements with managing general agents, claims handlers, reinsurers, or third party administrators.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
This material has been scraped, copied and reused with no common standards to enable permission or payment, weakening the economic model that supports journalism.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
One judge blocked those actions and required that payments flowing to Minnesota and four other states — California, Colorado, Illinois and New York — for a variety of social service programs.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Opened up as well would be records of transactions between insurers and any of their affiliates, including fees, commissions, payments, or profit sharing agreements with managing general agents, claims handlers, reinsurers, or third party administrators.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
This material has been scraped, copied and reused with no common standards to enable permission or payment, weakening the economic model that supports journalism.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
One judge blocked those actions and required that payments flowing to Minnesota and four other states — California, Colorado, Illinois and New York — for a variety of social service programs.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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