1
as in paying
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
they are very prompt in the payment of their credit card bills
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2
as in pay
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
our payment for all the work we did barely covered our expenses we finally mailed our last car payment last week
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3
as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
your payment will be issued as a weekly check
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Recent Examples of payment
Leonard’s uncle and business manager, Dennis Robertson, was reportedly upset that a quarterly payment had been missed.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Experts, however, are wary that users are taking out too many loans and could become overwhelmed with payments.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Employers or governments manage the funding and investment risk, while retirees receive predictable monthly payments, typically for life.
—Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The payment was funneled to Costanzo through a company owned by a close family member.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Experts, however, are wary that users are taking out too many loans and could become overwhelmed with payments.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Employers or governments manage the funding and investment risk, while retirees receive predictable monthly payments, typically for life.
—Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The payment was funneled to Costanzo through a company owned by a close family member.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payment
Noun
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Denholm is giving interviews to explain the board’s decision to award Musk a pay package that could be worth $1 trillion if the company hits milestones for market capitalization, profits, and vehicle production.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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After years of demanding better pay and protections from individual farmers and buyers, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers — the anti-trafficking organization that uncovered the first examples of abuse in the massive federal case — launched the Fair Food Program in 2010.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The median annual salary for dispatchers is around $50,000, which may be decent on paper but falls short when weighed against the emotional and cognitive demands of the job.—
Jason Truppi,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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While Americans' salaries are projected to grow at a steady pace in 2026, following years of volatile market adjustments, some changes to their compensation are anticipated next year.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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And the new role had a different sort of perk, in the form of compensation.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 2025, green jobs offer not just solid compensation but also the chance to influence policy, equity, and resilience.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Labor withdrew a plan to establish a minimum wage for workers with disabilities and abolished wage protections for the home-health aides who assist millions of seniors and disabled people.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Therefore, there are some unfortunate parallels between young Gen Z needing to sacrifice wages due to wavering job opportunities and millennials graduating into the Great Recession.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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