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
Unless Congress acts, payments to 60 million retirees and families would be cut automatically by 23%.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
The 940-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act blows out the federal deficit by extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and adding more costly goodies like no taxes on tips and overtime and even some car payments.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
Google, Meta, Microsoft, Visa, and Mastercard have invested in cloud infrastructure, payments, and talent development.
—Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Overseeing name, image and likeness payments was previously the responsibility of the NCAA, which coaches and others have opined did little to enforce rules or investigate potential violations.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
The 940-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act blows out the federal deficit by extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and adding more costly goodies like no taxes on tips and overtime and even some car payments.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
Google, Meta, Microsoft, Visa, and Mastercard have invested in cloud infrastructure, payments, and talent development.
—Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Overseeing name, image and likeness payments was previously the responsibility of the NCAA, which coaches and others have opined did little to enforce rules or investigate potential violations.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payment
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Still, some employers are hesitant to reduce weekly hours while providing full pay and benefits.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Whereas a hardware company might offer a new Ph.D $150K or $200K to start, a software company (with much higher gross margins) can win the day with a $500K package including performance pay and equity.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Since 2013, the Dodgers have exceeded MLB’s luxury tax threshold (the closest thing baseball has to a soft salary cap) eight times and topped the league in spending seven times.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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In 2023, Jordan’s first full year as CEO, his total compensation was $9.3 million.—
Dan Reed,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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So far this fiscal year, the department has distributed over $120 billion in compensation and pension benefits to veterans and their families.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Richard Arsenault claimed his supervisors retaliated against him for seeking life-saving medical care and that he was shorted owed wages.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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The German signed a new deal — his current one — helping to spread his wages over more years.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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