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
She was told she would be added to the payroll of a fake company, with payments coming from one of Jeffrey Epstein’s Bank of America accounts.
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Chase Jordan
october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead, our $1 trillion interest bill was $160 billion greater than this year’s price tag on the Pentagon, and every $4 of $5 collected by the federal government went solely to interest payments, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
The organization’s analysis revealed that the average senior who retired in 1999 has lost nearly $5,000 in Social Security payments due to the government using the CPI-W, a price index that tracks inflation for people who work and live in cities.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The co-conspirators then laundered bribery payments through bank accounts located in Asia, Europe and the United States, including in the Southern District of Florida between 2015 and 2018, according to the indictment.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The trend of missing car payments is unlikely to reverse with American consumers continuing to buy more expensive trucks and sport-utility vehicles.
—Miguel Ambriz, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The department launched the audit about 18 months ago in April 2024 after noticing SDC's overdue payments to contractors.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
But older middle- to high-income adults who are too young to qualify for Medicare face the largest dollar increases in premium payments, according to analyses by KFF.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, a 21-member trade bloc, launched a digital payments system in a bid to cut transaction costs.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Chase Jordan
october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead, our $1 trillion interest bill was $160 billion greater than this year’s price tag on the Pentagon, and every $4 of $5 collected by the federal government went solely to interest payments, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
The organization’s analysis revealed that the average senior who retired in 1999 has lost nearly $5,000 in Social Security payments due to the government using the CPI-W, a price index that tracks inflation for people who work and live in cities.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The co-conspirators then laundered bribery payments through bank accounts located in Asia, Europe and the United States, including in the Southern District of Florida between 2015 and 2018, according to the indictment.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The trend of missing car payments is unlikely to reverse with American consumers continuing to buy more expensive trucks and sport-utility vehicles.
—Miguel Ambriz, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The department launched the audit about 18 months ago in April 2024 after noticing SDC's overdue payments to contractors.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
But older middle- to high-income adults who are too young to qualify for Medicare face the largest dollar increases in premium payments, according to analyses by KFF.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, a 21-member trade bloc, launched a digital payments system in a bid to cut transaction costs.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payments
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But burnout and stagnant wages have sparked a retention crisis among truckers, and the industry as a whole appears to be in a period of flux.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The union is seeking higher wages, better benefits and more hiring to fill staffing shortages, said Charmaine Morales, president of UNAC/UHCP.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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And unlike academics supported largely by tuition or endowments, HSPH researchers typically have had to bring in nearly all of their own research funds, including to cover their own salaries and those of staff and trainees.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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But sticking around doesn’t mean wages and salaries have to stagnate.—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Without adequate stability, your shoulders lose their proper foundation and alignment, creating a cascade of compensations that lead to pain and increased injury risk.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Suns reportedly offered Royce O'Neale and second-round compensations.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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That’s a little pricey for those core parts, but much of the cost pays for the laptop’s high-end materials and hardware features.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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Amazon said that will reduce weekly contributions by 34% and co-pays by 87% for primary care, mental health and most non-specialist visits for employees using the basic plan.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Grant disbursements for Gateway have been on hold since then, Sigmund said in an email.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Only about 16% of graduate students have relied on Grad PLUS loans, but the program accounted for 32% of federal-loan disbursements, according to a report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workplace.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Among its recommendations, the commission urged the Church to provide reparations to survivors, ranging from financial support and formal apologies to reforms in how abuse is handled.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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For them, real change will only begin when accountability, reparations, statehood, the right of return, the rebuilding of Gaza, and self-determination are realized—not when peace is defined by the terms of their occupier.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Payments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payments. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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