OVERPAYMENTS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

overpayments

noun

plural of overpayment

as in payments

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Noun

FreshBooks and Grasshopper also announced a partnership to streamline small business cash flow, integrating invoicing, payments, and banking.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Without adequate enrollment and the tuition payments that accompany the students, many more colleges will close.

— Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of payments

Noun

Humboldt Park Health was in compliance with the terms of its hospital assessment repayments as of late April, but not in compliance with the terms of its repayment agreement for advances as of February.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
What to know about Social Security repayments Those who have been overpaid by the Social Security Administration and haven't begun the repayment process may have noticed their monthly benefits shrinking.

— Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of repayments

Noun

One of the Larson’s campaign recent disbursements was labeled an in-kind voter list to Count on Connecticut.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Some hospitals that provide emergency medical services but not trauma care, including Catalina Island Health and MLK hospital, are pushing for the county to help them by providing recurring disbursements of Measure B funds.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of disbursements

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Within the identifiable real-world payments, McKinsey and Artemis count $226 billion of B2B transfers, roughly $90 billion of payroll and remittances, and $8 billion of capital-markets settlement.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
These ERRs rely on remittances, aid grants, and community donations to finance relief efforts.

— Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Definition of remittances

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