Synonyms of payments

payments

noun

plural of payment

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repayments
• compensations
• disbursements
• remittances
• reimbursements
• renderings
• remitments
• remunerations
• prepayments
• overpayments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• underpayments
• nonpayments

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wages
• pays
• compensations
• salaries
• reparations
• considerations
• remittances
• reimbursements
• repayments
• deposits
• expenditures
• outlays
• rentals
• refunds
• stipends
• adjustments
• settlements
• remunerations
• recompenses
• indemnities
• disbursements
• rebates
• prepayments
• overpayments
• restitutions
• requitals
• rents
• recoupments
• redresses

3

as in salaries

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

your payment will be issued as a weekly check

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salaries
• wages
• pays
• paychecks
• stipends
• emoluments
• pay envelopes
• hires
• packets
• repayments
• earnings
• reimbursements
• profits
• minimum wages
• compensations
• nominal wages
• living wages
• reparations
• remittances
• overtimes
• returns
• restitutions
• recoupments
• take-home pays
• takings
• double times
• remunerations
• recompenses
• yields
• time and a halfs
• redresses
• requitals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of payments

The Cubs went from holding firm at four years and $115 million with limited deferred payments to financing this five-year, $175 million deal with $70 million in deferred money. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Congress also allowed enhanced premium tax credits for Obamacare plans to expire last year, spiking premium payments for middle-income Americans and driving down enrollment by nearly 3 million this year. — Christine Mai-Duc, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026

America’s debt burden is rising faster than estimates just a few years ago, exacerbated by persistent deficits and soaring interest payments. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Coupon securities are the notes and bonds that carry semiannual interest payments, and holding their auction sizes fixed means any extra borrowing this quarter cannot come from selling more of them. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

For months now, these neighbors and friends have been helping out for free, waiting on the outstanding payments from buyers or the government. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026

Premium payments used to pay claims usually have to be invested in conservative, relatively liquid vehicles. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Low supply amounts to higher home prices (and down payment requirements), while higher interest rates raise borrowing costs (and monthly payments). — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026

The September Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 16 days. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026