Synonyms of payment

payment

noun

ˈpā-mənt 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• compensation
• repayment
• giving
• remittance
• disbursement
• remuneration
• reimbursement
• rendering
• remitment
• prepayment
• tendering
• overpayment
• paying up
• paying off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonpayment
• underpayment

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in salary

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

your payment will be issued as a weekly check

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salary
• wage
• pay
• paycheck
• stipend
• emolument
• pay envelope
• hire
• compensation
• overtime
• repayment
• reimbursement
• earnings
• minimum wage
• packet
• living wage
• remittance
• reparation
• double time
• restitution
• redress
• profit
• return
• recompense
• take-home pay
• nominal wages
• remuneration
• recoupment
• takings
• time and a half
• yield
• requital

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of payment

The return must be received and processed within 30 days to receive a refund to the original form of payment. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026

Rate-sensitive buyers getting spooked In Los Angeles, Brock and Lori Harris, a husband-and-wife real estate team, said buyers whose budgets are stretched by the prospect of higher mortgage payments have begun stepping back from the market. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

The court said Musk knew, or should've known, that his DOGE employees approved the payments. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

But when the founder’s payment became public in August, the company decided to speed up the rebranding. — Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing payment

• down payment