payment

payment

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English

Etymology

From Old French paiement. Equivalent to pay +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pāʹmənt, IPA(key): /ˈpeɪmənt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪmənt
  • Hyphenation: pay‧ment

Noun

payment (countable and uncountable, plural payments)

  1. (uncountable) The act of paying.
  2. (countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
    Synonym: consideration
    Antonyms: non-payment, nonpayment
    Hypernym: transaction
    Coordinate terms: credit, debit, withholding, garnishment, billing

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