1
as in paying
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 pay
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 salary
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 payment
This means all developers can offer both Apple’s payment service side by side with their own payment service.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 May 2025
The state's payment processing platform was down for several hours Thursday until the firm that operated it renewed the domain, Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester's office said.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2025
Song had previously spent five years working on identity fraud solutions as an engineer at point-of-sale software giant Square, which in the early ‘10s launched products like digital payment app Cash App and loan provider Square Capital—both of which required different ways to verify someone.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Eric announced that the building will accept bitcoin payments.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 May 2025
The state's payment processing platform was down for several hours Thursday until the firm that operated it renewed the domain, Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester's office said.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2025
Song had previously spent five years working on identity fraud solutions as an engineer at point-of-sale software giant Square, which in the early ‘10s launched products like digital payment app Cash App and loan provider Square Capital—both of which required different ways to verify someone.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Eric announced that the building will accept bitcoin payments.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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The union wants to boost starting pay for caregivers to $25 per hour and, over several years, elevate most employees to about $30 per hour.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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The low pay creates a disincentive for psychologists and psychiatrists to join insurance networks.—
Aneri Pattani,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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But Morris’ fortunes had seemingly improved by 2019, when he was hired as CSUN’s director of equity and compliance with a $150,000 salary, according to school records reviewed by The Times.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The good news for the Kings is that his next contract comes at a time when the salary cap rises from $95.5 million to $113.5 million over the next three seasons.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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Robert Hugin, who worked as Celgene’s CEO and then executive chairman, received $51 million in total compensation from 2015 to 2017.—
David Armstrong,
ProPublica,
8 May 2025
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The cost of living, including health care and housing, continues to rise, and wages have not risen consistently at the same pace.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The policies that the governor tried to reopen included cuts to restaurant workers’ wages, an expansion of charter schools, and privatizing the state’s last-resort insurer for workers’ compensation.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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