Payment
noun
The act of giving money for something you bought or for a service.
I sent the payment for the TV I bought online.
Often appears as...
- make a payment
- send a payment
noun
Money that is given to someone regularly, for example, to pay them for the work they have done.
She receives bi-weekly payments for her work.
Often appears as...
- weekly payments
- monthly payments
noun
In law, the act of paying money that is owed, especially after being ordered to do so by a court.
The court ordered him to make a payment of $5000 in damages.
Often appears as...
- payment of damages
- payment of debt
Usage tips
Legal
noun
In business, an amount of money that a company spends on something such as employees’ wages or buying goods.
The company reduced the payment for raw materials.
Often appears as...
- payment for goods
- payment for services
Usage tips
Business
noun
The act of giving money for something you bought or for a service.
I sent the payment for the TV I bought online.
Often appears as...
- make a payment
- send a payment
noun
Money that is given to someone regularly, for example, to pay them for the work they have done.
She receives bi-weekly payments for her work.
Often appears as...
- weekly payments
- monthly payments
noun
In law, the act of paying money that is owed, especially after being ordered to do so by a court.
The court ordered him to make a payment of $5000 in damages.
Often appears as...
- payment of damages
- payment of debt
Usage tips
Legal
noun
In business, an amount of money that a company spends on something such as employees’ wages or buying goods.
The company reduced the payment for raw materials.
Often appears as...
- payment for goods
- payment for services
Usage tips
Business
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Common Timing
Payment usually follows the receipt of goods or services, not before.
I'll make the payment once the repairs are completed.
Pro Tip 2/3Delayed Transaction
Sometimes, payment can be delayed with an agreement, termed as 'on credit'.
I bought the sofa on credit; the payment is due next month.
Pro Tip 3/3Transaction Proof
Keep receipts or confirmations as proof of payment for any disputes.
After I sent the payment, I printed the confirmation email.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Timing
Payment usually follows the receipt of goods or services, not before.
I'll make the payment once the repairs are completed.
Pro Tip 2/3Delayed Transaction
Sometimes, payment can be delayed with an agreement, termed as 'on credit'.
I bought the sofa on credit; the payment is due next month.
Pro Tip 3/3Transaction Proof
Keep receipts or confirmations as proof of payment for any disputes.
After I sent the payment, I printed the confirmation email.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Timing
Payment usually follows the receipt of goods or services, not before.
I'll make the payment once the repairs are completed.
Pro Tip 2/3Delayed Transaction
Sometimes, payment can be delayed with an agreement, termed as 'on credit'.
I bought the sofa on credit; the payment is due next month.
Pro Tip 3/3Transaction Proof
Keep receipts or confirmations as proof of payment for any disputes.
After I sent the payment, I printed the confirmation email.
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
with a one-time payment of twenty five thousand dollars for a robot that can work longer hours doesn't go on vacation i mean that could it could be a pretty rapid replacement of certain types of jobs how worried should the world be about that i wouldn't worry about the the sort of putting people out of a job thing um i
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How the blockchain is...
they go onto the blockchain database and all the criteria, they sift through, it helps them find the right room, and then the blockchain helps with the contracting, it identifies the party, it handles the payments just through digital payments -- they're built into the system. And it even handles reputation,
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The myth of Loki and the...
and came to an agreement with the builder. He would only have one winter to complete the wall. If any part was unfinished by the first day of summer, he would receive no payment. And he could have no help from any other people. The gods sealed the deal with solemn oaths
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The language of lying —...
"I only know that the apparent father has said publicly that he is the father of the baby. I also have not been engaged in any activity of any description that requested, agreed to, or supported payments of any kind to the woman or to the apparent father of the baby."
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How do US Supreme Court...
Many other factors come up for consideration, as well, including experience, personal loyalties, ethnicity, and gender. The candidates are then thoroughly vetted down to their tax records and payments to domestic help. Once the president interviews the candidate
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How the mysterious dark...
and more customer-friendly. Let's take the payment system. You don't pay with your credit card, of course -- that would lead directly back to you. So you use the crypto-currency bitcoin, which is easily exchanged for real-world currencies
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Helping small-scale...
really expensive to collect small payments in a rural remote area and so the unbanked remained unbanked and the only product farmers were offered were loans and this is what helped me solve this puzzle a scratch card so I'll
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Prison Predators PIPE...
friendship and protection then he turns the screws Albert will take the inmate into a cell or empty stairwell and demand payment money gifts or service if he refuses it gets ugly I said with aggression with my face
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This Is What Happens to...
pleasure this helps teach her brain to keep seeking out good things to keep dopamine neurons in check inhibitory thoughts keep the brakes on until something good comes along just like the payment days
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Penguin Prostitution:...
scientists from Sterling University monitored one female it copulated with a mitotic just once and took 62 nest stones in payment
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
with a one-time payment of twenty five thousand dollars for a robot that can work longer hours doesn't go on vacation i mean that could it could be a pretty rapid replacement of certain types of jobs how worried should the world be about that i wouldn't worry about the the sort of putting people out of a job thing um i
Video examples
How the blockchain is...
they go onto the blockchain database and all the criteria, they sift through, it helps them find the right room, and then the blockchain helps with the contracting, it identifies the party, it handles the payments just through digital payments -- they're built into the system. And it even handles reputation,
Video examples
The myth of Loki and the...
and came to an agreement with the builder. He would only have one winter to complete the wall. If any part was unfinished by the first day of summer, he would receive no payment. And he could have no help from any other people. The gods sealed the deal with solemn oaths
Video examples
The language of lying —...
"I only know that the apparent father has said publicly that he is the father of the baby. I also have not been engaged in any activity of any description that requested, agreed to, or supported payments of any kind to the woman or to the apparent father of the baby."
Video examples
How do US Supreme Court...
Many other factors come up for consideration, as well, including experience, personal loyalties, ethnicity, and gender. The candidates are then thoroughly vetted down to their tax records and payments to domestic help. Once the president interviews the candidate
Video examples
How the mysterious dark...
and more customer-friendly. Let's take the payment system. You don't pay with your credit card, of course -- that would lead directly back to you. So you use the crypto-currency bitcoin, which is easily exchanged for real-world currencies
Video examples
Helping small-scale...
really expensive to collect small payments in a rural remote area and so the unbanked remained unbanked and the only product farmers were offered were loans and this is what helped me solve this puzzle a scratch card so I'll
Video examples
Prison Predators PIPE...
friendship and protection then he turns the screws Albert will take the inmate into a cell or empty stairwell and demand payment money gifts or service if he refuses it gets ugly I said with aggression with my face
Video examples
This Is What Happens to...
pleasure this helps teach her brain to keep seeking out good things to keep dopamine neurons in check inhibitory thoughts keep the brakes on until something good comes along just like the payment days
Video examples
Penguin Prostitution:...
scientists from Sterling University monitored one female it copulated with a mitotic just once and took 62 nest stones in payment
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Matt Taibbi
American Author
In the old days, when you took out a mortgage, it was probably through a local bank or a credit union, and whoever gave you your loan held on to it for life. If you lost your job or got too sick to work and suddenly had trouble making your payments, you could call a human being and work things out.
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Tom Allen
American Politician
What our Republican friends are doing, if we look at what they do and not what they say, they have decided that the most important thing in this country is to increase payments for interest on the national debt.
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Rebecca Skloot
Writer
The sort of thinking at the time was, 'Well, we're giving you access to medical care which you wouldn't otherwise be able to get, so your payment is that we get to use you in research.
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Fred Durst
American Musician
When life was worrying about a car payment or a rent payment and a bill, you're so consumed with that, you really don't have time to know yourself. That's surviving and getting by.
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Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
Older couples bring obligations such as support payments and debt as well as decades of financial experience to a marriage.
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Elizabeth Warren
American Public Servant
For many women, the on-time payments of domestic support obligations are essential to economic survival.
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Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
Help is dangerous because it exists outside the human economy: the only payment for help is gratitude.
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Suze Orman
American Author
Late payments also hurt your FICO score. And never, ever take out a cash advance on your credit card.
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Susan Faludi
American Writer
Divorced men are more likely to meet their car payments than their child support obligations.
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David Thewlis
English Actor
Well I am afraid that I am going to die, because I have just put a down payment on a house.
Quote examples
Matt Taibbi
American Author
In the old days, when you took out a mortgage, it was probably through a local bank or a credit union, and whoever gave you your loan held on to it for life. If you lost your job or got too sick to work and suddenly had trouble making your payments, you could call a human being and work things out.
Quote examples
Tom Allen
American Politician
What our Republican friends are doing, if we look at what they do and not what they say, they have decided that the most important thing in this country is to increase payments for interest on the national debt.
Quote examples
Rebecca Skloot
Writer
The sort of thinking at the time was, 'Well, we're giving you access to medical care which you wouldn't otherwise be able to get, so your payment is that we get to use you in research.
Quote examples
Fred Durst
American Musician
When life was worrying about a car payment or a rent payment and a bill, you're so consumed with that, you really don't have time to know yourself. That's surviving and getting by.
Quote examples
Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
Older couples bring obligations such as support payments and debt as well as decades of financial experience to a marriage.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Warren
American Public Servant
For many women, the on-time payments of domestic support obligations are essential to economic survival.
Quote examples
Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
Help is dangerous because it exists outside the human economy: the only payment for help is gratitude.
Quote examples
Suze Orman
American Author
Late payments also hurt your FICO score. And never, ever take out a cash advance on your credit card.
Quote examples
Susan Faludi
American Writer
Divorced men are more likely to meet their car payments than their child support obligations.
Quote examples
David Thewlis
English Actor
Well I am afraid that I am going to die, because I have just put a down payment on a house.
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