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Examples of payment in a Sentence
Payment is due on the first of every month.
Prompt payment of your bill ensures that you will not have to pay any additional fees.
We require payment in advance for all goods purchased.
a payment plan to reduce your debt
cash, credit cards, and other methods of payment
Our records show that we received a payment of $215.36 in May.
Buy this product for three easy payments of only $19.95!
It took me five years to pay off the car, but I never missed a payment.
making payments on a loan
The credit card company just increased the penalty on late payments.
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According to the Associated Press, DOGE was granted access to Treasury Department records, including Social Security and Medicare payment systems.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
More politics news: Attorneys for the Justice Department have agreed to restrict DOGE access to information in the Treasury Department’s payment system.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
What are Democrats saying? Democrats in Congress have warned federal workers not to accept the offer, arguing that funding hasn't been appropriated for the buyouts and that Trump trusted to deliver the payments.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit added that the buyout's promise of payments through September violates the law because the current appropriation for federal agencies expires in March.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
More politics news: Attorneys for the Justice Department have agreed to restrict DOGE access to information in the Treasury Department’s payment system.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
What are Democrats saying? Democrats in Congress have warned federal workers not to accept the offer, arguing that funding hasn't been appropriated for the buyouts and that Trump trusted to deliver the payments.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit added that the buyout's promise of payments through September violates the law because the current appropriation for federal agencies expires in March.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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