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Payment Late Paid Monthly ˈpeɪmənt Cash Make I

Word payment
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈpeɪmənt / NAmE / ˈpeɪmənt /
Example
  • payment in instalments/in advance/by cheque/in cash
  • there will be a penalty for late payment of bills.
  • what method of payment do you prefer?
  • a cash payment
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payment

(noun)BrE / ˈpeɪmənt / NAmE / ˈpeɪmənt /
  1. the act of paying somebody/something or of being paid
    • payment in instalments/in advance/by cheque/in cash
    • There will be a penalty for late payment of bills.
    • What method of payment do you prefer?
  2. a sum of money paid or expected to be paid
    • see also balance of payments
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/balance-of-payments
    • a cash payment
    • They are finding it difficult to meet the payments on their car.
    • He agreed to make ten monthly payments of £50.
    • ten monthly payments of $50
    • payment in advance
    • an insurance premium
    • a premium for express delivery
    • You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.
    • a subscription to ‘Newsweek’
    • the repayments on the loan
    • We’ve put down a 5% deposit on the house.
    • We paid for the car by/in instalments.
  3. a reward or an act of thanks for something you have done
    • synonym recompense
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/recompense_1
    • We'd like you to accept this gift in payment for your kindness.
    • Is this all the payment I get for my efforts?
  4. when something has been paid
    • Entry is only allowed on payment of the full registration fee.

    Extra Examples

    • All families of the victims will receive a one-off payment of $100 000.
    • Companies deduct interest payments from their taxable income.
    • Credit cards are accepted in payment for virtually anything.
    • Do you accept payment by credit card?
    • He demanded payment in full of the $300 000 owed to him.
    • He requested $8 000 in payment.
    • He was released on payment of the ransom.
    • How do you want to make payment—by cheque or in cash?
    • I enclose $65.50, in full payment of the bill.
    • I have authorized the bank to stop payment of the cheque.
    • I made the payment in cash.
    • It was my job to collect payment for the trip.
    • My client was unable to meet her rent payments.
    • She was finding it difficult to make even the minimum payment on her credit card.
    • She wrote out a cheque in payment of the fees.
    • Some mortgage plans offer a bimonthly payment schedule.
    • The buyer is required to enter a code to authorize payment.
    • The company guaranteed royalty payments of at least $590 million.
    • The department makes payments to farmers for providing improvement to water quality.
    • The hostel requires full payment in advance.
    • The only way to guarantee payment is to sign a contract.
    • We may have to defer payment for a week.
    • You could lower your monthly mortgage payments by $160.
    • a generous payment for his services
    • an extra $9 million in interest payments
    • measures designed to reduce the balance of payments deficit
    • payment for work done
    • payment to the company from its customers
    • payments to the landlord from his tenants
    • penalties for late payment of tax
    • He agreed to make ten monthly payments of £50.
    • The builders demanded payment in advance.
    • There will be a penalty for late payment of bills.
    • They are finding it difficult to meet the payments on the new car.
    • What method of payment do you prefer?

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French paiement, from payer ‘to pay’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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