payment

1 the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services they are very prompt in the payment of their credit card bills Synonyms compensation, disbursement, giving, paying, remitment, remittance, remuneration Related Words rendering, tendering; reimbursement, repayment; paying off, paying up, prepayment; overpayment Near Antonyms underpayment Antonyms nonpayment

2 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 Synonyms compensation, consideration, pay, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital Related Words salary, stipend, wage(s); disbursement, expenditure, outlay; rebate, refund; indemnity, recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution; adjustment, settlement; deposit; reimbursement, repayment; prepayment; overpayment; rent, rental

3 the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services your payment will be issued as a weekly check Synonyms emolument, hire, packet [British], pay, paycheck, pay envelope, wage, salary, stipendRelated Words living wage, minimum wage, nominal wages, take-home pay; double time, overtime, time and a half; compensation, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital, return; recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution; reimbursement, repayment; earnings, profit, takings, yield