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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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
Invoice Home Co-Founder and CEO Petr Marek emphasized the financial and security risks of unsupervised AI, and said while adoption is growing, consumers must establish clear parameters and maintain human oversight when permitting AI to handle checkout tasks or sensitive payment information.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
This because payments are based on the difference between the transaction price and what the leasing company expects the model will be worth at the end of the term, financed at the going interest rate, which is again affected one way or the other by a lessee’s FICO score.
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Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
When an agent moves money inside a payments platform, alters a record in a hospital network or pushes code into production, the damage is harder to contain.
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Najwa Aaraj,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The app’s Loan Planner shows you how different payment amounts change your payoff timeline and total interest.
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Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
This because payments are based on the difference between the transaction price and what the leasing company expects the model will be worth at the end of the term, financed at the going interest rate, which is again affected one way or the other by a lessee’s FICO score.
—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
When an agent moves money inside a payments platform, alters a record in a hospital network or pushes code into production, the damage is harder to contain.
—
Najwa Aaraj,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The app’s Loan Planner shows you how different payment amounts change your payoff timeline and total interest.
—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payment
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The survey shows who will be doing more of the paying.
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And many of the jobs that were created are part-time or low paying.
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Several companies noted their CEO’s pay is tied to executive performance, whether through equity or bonuses tied to meeting certain milestones or goals.
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The ratings draw on data from millions of actual workers, in postings on LinkedIn, Indeed and other sites that illustrate patterns in pay, retention and advancement.
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The Sacramento Kings traded guard Devin Carter and a second-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks for salary cap relief Monday.
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Book deals regularly eclipse Supreme Court justices' $300,000 government salaries.
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An effort to limit healthcare executives’ compensation.
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Interestingly, close to one-third of wage and salary workers also worked from home at least some of the time.
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Instead, compensation is distributed through milestones outlined in a legal contract before pregnancy begins, with additional reimbursements covering travel, childcare, lost wages and medical expenses that arise throughout the process.
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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