How to Use payment in a Sentence
payment
noun- Payment is due on the first of every month.
- It took me five years to pay off the car, but I never missed a payment.
- Prompt payment of your bill ensures that you will not have to pay any additional fees.
- The credit card company just increased the penalty on late payments.
- We require payment in advance for all goods purchased.
- Buy this product for three easy payments of only $19.95!
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Some vets have seen their payments go up by a lot more.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
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The sale was then rung up as a cash payment so that no card was charged.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022
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If the price ends in three, four, eight or nine, cash payment rounds up.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
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If the price ends in three, four, eight or nine, cash payments round up.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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If the price ends in three, four, eight or nine, cash payment rounds up.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Complete the payment form and you are all set.
—Big Think, 18 June 2026
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House payments rose 91% over eight years.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
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That's where a lump sum back payment can cause issues.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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To the fans who skipped a mortgage payment to pay for this trash?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2022
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The house payment rose 101% over eight years.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
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One of you might lose your job and be no longer able to make the mortgage payments.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 4 Feb. 2026
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April's payment will break this cycle.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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And once a brand signs off on your work, your payment comes through the platform.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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My last payment for it was in 2009.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 June 2026
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The check was to be for payment at one of his rental properties.
—Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2022
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Make sure to contact them ahead of time and ask before payment.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
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Both men denied the advance was the source of the payment.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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The card is linked to a debit bank account to make payments.
—Jeff A. Chamer may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
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This can be done with a secure payment method, like a credit card.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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That’s about a third of the average cost of a new car payment.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Your payment method matters, too.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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The village has yet to make payments on the judgment.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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The second day’s payments then would be deferred to the next day and so on.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
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Are there payment plans available?
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
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