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 third round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days. — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026

Analysts said checking accounts are more insulated because they are tied to everyday payments, while savings accounts, where customers are more focused on earning higher yields, could face greater competition. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Lago says making the extra payments now will benefit the city in the future because once the pension is fully funded, the city will have millions more to direct toward projects and other expenses. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

The payments patients owed ranged from several thousand dollars to as little as $101, the story said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget tells us that when the Social Security fund hits zero in 2032, current law requires a reduction in benefits of 24 percent for every senior citizen receiving payments. — Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

State Parks said inspection and decontamination programs vary by waterway and some locations may require separate payments before a boat can launch. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

As financial institutions strengthen their defenses, criminals are increasingly manipulating consumers into handing over credentials or authorizing payments themselves, rather than attempting to bypass bank security controls, Williamson said. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

The public feed of his account is filled with payments made out to him. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026