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

For now, merchants that want to accept agentic payments should be tracking these developments and ensuring their own systems are set up to work with these protocols. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Congress should pass legislation that ensures predictable payments that reflect fair market rates and removes incentives to exploit arbitration while preserving strong protections against surprise bills. — Christian Swann, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Owners who make their payments, keep clean bank statements and grow deposits can often move from a merchant cash advance to a term loan, then to a line of credit and eventually to bank or SBA financing at a fraction of the cost. — Elliot Ashkenazie, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

More than $7 million in Zelle payments went into accounts associated with defendants during the conspiracy, according to the indictment. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Police further allege that Bumper accepted Venmo payments to rent the school kitchen out to people who needed a large cooking facility for special events or catering. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

More than 700 veterans saw their payments rise by $1,000 or more. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

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