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
More than 15% of all new car payments, including both loans and leases, are more than $1,000 a month, a record share, according to Experian.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Berger also said that Brown would not have been on the train if Charlotte had enforced fare payments on light rail.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
And though Americans increasingly have an interest in—or a need for—BNPL, data suggests that late payments extend beyond the realm of a traditional credit card.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Facebook has begun distributing payments to users as part of a $725 million settlement over claims the platform misused personal data.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Cashu is an open-source Chaumian Ecash protocol for Bitcoin that allows users to send and receive bitcoin payments in various ways.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 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
Records show Washington Medicaid officials have been inundated with questions from CMS about federal payments covering emergency and pregnancy care for immigrants without legal status.
—Angela Hart, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Berger also said that Brown would not have been on the train if Charlotte had enforced fare payments on light rail.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
And though Americans increasingly have an interest in—or a need for—BNPL, data suggests that late payments extend beyond the realm of a traditional credit card.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Facebook has begun distributing payments to users as part of a $725 million settlement over claims the platform misused personal data.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Cashu is an open-source Chaumian Ecash protocol for Bitcoin that allows users to send and receive bitcoin payments in various ways.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 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
Records show Washington Medicaid officials have been inundated with questions from CMS about federal payments covering emergency and pregnancy care for immigrants without legal status.
—Angela Hart, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payments
Noun
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Boomers bought homes when prices were low and wages were steady.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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That tends to lead to lower wages, more concentration of wealth and power.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is largely because cap charges associated with bonuses, unlike cap charges from base salaries, can be prorated across up to five years.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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In terms of pay, salaries typically range from $75,000 to $120,000 in the US, and £55,000 to £85,000 in the UK.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The state’s plan eliminates co-pays and removes income thresholds, making childcare free for all families.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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The order doesn’t just apply to disbursements.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 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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Is there anything to fear in the way Shillingford describes what reparations for Black and Indigenous people looks like to her?—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its first-ever color feature, In the Shadow of Honor, which was going to be filmed in Indonesia, was canceled due to disagreements between the two countries related to colonial war reparations.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Payments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payments. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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