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payment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of 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 of payment

compensation, disbursement, giving, paying, remitment, remittance, remuneration
Words Related to payment

rendering, tendering

reimbursement, repayment

paying off, paying up, prepayment

overpayment
Near Antonyms of payment

underpayment
Antonyms of payment

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 of payment

compensation, consideration, pay, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital
Words Related to payment

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 of payment

emolument, hire, packet [British], pay, pay envelope, paycheck, salary, stipend, wage
Words Related to payment

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

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