1
as in repayments
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 wages
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 salaries
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 payments
Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
But the payments that brought billions in revenue to Tesla will now vanish.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Compared to Yale's $135 million five-year agreement with New Haven, Harvard's approximately $10 million annual payments to Cambridge and Boston combined are modest.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The federal government has shed some 97,000 jobs since the beginning of the year, and government payrolls are expected to shrink further in the coming months when severance payments to employees who took buyouts end.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scouring payments covering health care for immigrants without legal status to ensure there isn’t any waste, fraud or abuse, according to public records obtained by KFF Health News and The Associated Press.
—Angela Hart, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The rise of instant payments has fueled a variety of schemes, each preying on a different kind of vulnerability.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Shawn, according to the article, told his coworkers the family had experienced identity theft, which led them to missing house payments, and Kendra had said she’d been hacked after bouncing a check.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
After that date, the agency will accept only payments made by ACH debit using Form G-1650 or by credit card using Form G-1450, according to the release.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
But the payments that brought billions in revenue to Tesla will now vanish.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Compared to Yale's $135 million five-year agreement with New Haven, Harvard's approximately $10 million annual payments to Cambridge and Boston combined are modest.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The federal government has shed some 97,000 jobs since the beginning of the year, and government payrolls are expected to shrink further in the coming months when severance payments to employees who took buyouts end.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scouring payments covering health care for immigrants without legal status to ensure there isn’t any waste, fraud or abuse, according to public records obtained by KFF Health News and The Associated Press.
—Angela Hart, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The rise of instant payments has fueled a variety of schemes, each preying on a different kind of vulnerability.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Shawn, according to the article, told his coworkers the family had experienced identity theft, which led them to missing house payments, and Kendra had said she’d been hacked after bouncing a check.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
After that date, the agency will accept only payments made by ACH debit using Form G-1650 or by credit card using Form G-1450, according to the release.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payments
Noun
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Comparing unit prices at the grocery store, shopping the sale racks and collecting spare change are necessities for many Americans, who are coping with stagnant wages, rising prices and mounting bills.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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His office said the shows are projected to generate $714 million in qualified expenditures and $413 million in qualified wages across the Golden State.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Job postings that mentioned at least one AI skill advertised salaries 28% higher on average than those that listed none, representing roughly $18,000 more per year.—
Dylan Butts
Shreya Ghosal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some of London’s biggest companies have moved or considered moving their stock listings to New York, where prices tend to be higher, liquidity deeper, and executive salaries bigger.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While his premiums are very low, his deductible and co-pays for things like prescriptions for insulin equipment run hundreds of dollars per month.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lower co-pays for primary-care visits, add a surcharge to non-emergency ER trips, or reward employees who choose a primary-care provider and complete an annual visit — each signals exactly where the plan wants members to begin.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Offer match incentives for timely disbursements.—
Sarah Evans,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Social Security recipients will experience a complete transition from paper check disbursements to electronic payments, starting at the end of September.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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People looking to support Avenue Grill as the restaurant undergoes reparations can keep the business in their prayers and stay connected via social media, such as Facebook and Instagram, for updates on reopening, according to a statement by Avenue Grill sent to the Free Press.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The couple aims to build equity and give cultural reparations to Black artists while building the city's creative economy.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Payments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payments. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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