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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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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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
Over at Disney, Iger signed off on a $15 million payment to settle a defamation lawsuit Trump had filed against ABC News.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Customers can no longer make an upfront payment for the extended warranty and will have to opt for a subscription-only model, Bloomberg reports.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2025
Fiserv completed the $22 billion acquisition of payment processor First Data in 2019.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Indiana House Bill 1448, authored by Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, addresses issues with supplemental payments that were added into state law during the 2019 session.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Customers can no longer make an upfront payment for the extended warranty and will have to opt for a subscription-only model, Bloomberg reports.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2025
Fiserv completed the $22 billion acquisition of payment processor First Data in 2019.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Indiana House Bill 1448, authored by Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, addresses issues with supplemental payments that were added into state law during the 2019 session.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payment
Noun
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State police and firefighters would receive a pay increase of up to 25 percent under DeSantis’ plan.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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The strikers had sought higher pay and a 32-hour workweek.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Feb. 2025
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International competition must force the league to be better, teams to invest more and salary caps and transfer fee limits to be raised.—
Emily Olsen,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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The amenities, in addition to Unrivaled’s competitive salary and players’ ownership stake, is likely why the league already signed the likes of college superstars Flau’jae Johnson and Paige Bueckers as well as have plans to travel in subsequent seasons.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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This settles the antitrust lawsuit filed exactly a year ago by the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia challenging the NCAA’s ban on the use of NIL compensation in the recruitment of college athletes.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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The overtime is being done with without compensation and benefits.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Jan. 2025
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Chappell Roan While accepting the award for Best New Artist, Roan called for music labels to give new artists a liveable wage and healthcare.—
Mike Vulpo,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Roan implored the major label establishment to offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
TIME,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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