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
The senator accused the Salvadoran government of accepting payments from the U.S. to detain Abrego Garcia.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Facebook sending out $40 payments to users over ‘Like button’ issue
The East Coast and Gulf states, on the other hand, are expected to see more rain than average over the next three months.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Terms of the agreement set out a payment schedule, the last due by Oct. 1, 2026.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Two rounds of Social Security payments will be made this week.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Facebook sending out $40 payments to users over ‘Like button’ issue
The East Coast and Gulf states, on the other hand, are expected to see more rain than average over the next three months.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Terms of the agreement set out a payment schedule, the last due by Oct. 1, 2026.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Two rounds of Social Security payments will be made this week.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payment
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These changes could improve staff retention, especially if salaries achieve pay parity with kindergarten teachers.—
Dr. Alissa Chen,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some states have introduced strict labor laws around things like pay transparency, mandatory benefits, retirement programs, and worker classification.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The salary cap is projected to be $154.6 million next season with the luxury tax projected as $187.9 million, the first apron projected at $195.9 million and the second apron projected at $207.8 million.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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With a salary cap rising to $95.5 million for 2025-26, the Ducks enter the offseason with what CapWages estimates will be more than $39 million of cap space available for usage.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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In these instances, many survivors never see their abusers held accountable and never receive proper compensation because many attorneys view these cases as infeasible, thereby denying survivors access to the civil justice system.—
Samantha Dos Santos,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2025
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Employee compensation as a share of national income had been 61.8% during that 2010-to-2019 period.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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By contrast, tariffs would differentiate American industrialization from the British experience, shielding domestic labor from subsistence wages and securing workers opportunities for social-economic mobility.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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If even one employee lives in California, Illinois, or Oregon, the company could suddenly be responsible for following all three states' retirement plan mandates, wage laws, and reporting requirements, according to HR Daily Advisor.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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