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

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

Located within the Metropolitan State University Library and Learning Center on East Seventh Street, the Dayton’s Bluff Library requires $150,000 in annual rent payments that don’t justify its low foot traffic, the mayor said. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026

BofA also expects some retailers will work with brands to recoup some tariff money, either via direct payments or future purchase order negotiations. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Lenders offering programs like reduced and interest-only payments, forbearance and post-graduation grace periods scored best in this category. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Sandlass, speaking to a packed room of local government leaders attending the Maryland Association of Counties summer convention in Ocean City, warned of an additional concern involving volatile income tax payments to the counties. — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

FreshBooks and Grasshopper also announced a partnership to streamline small business cash flow, integrating invoicing, payments, and banking. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Without adequate enrollment and the tuition payments that accompany the students, many more colleges will close. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026