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pay·ment  (pmnt)

n.

1. The act of paying or the state of being paid.

2. An amount paid: received a large payment.

3. One's due, reward, or punishment; requital.

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payment [ˈpeɪmənt]

n

1. the act of paying

2. a sum of money paid

3. something given in return; punishment or reward

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged royalty - payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property; "he received royalties on his book" bonus, incentive - an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor overpayment - a payment larger than needed or expected underpayment - a payment smaller than needed or expected subscription - a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time regular payment - a payment made at regular times blood money - paid to a hired murderer recompense - payment or reward (as for service rendered) refund - money returned to a payer conscience money - payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings support payment - a payment made by one person for the support of another reward - payment made in return for a service rendered bribe, payoff - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment residual - (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing; "he could retire on his residuals" benefit - financial assistance in time of need lump sum - a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money final payment, payoff - the final payment of a debt remitment, remittal, remittance, remission - a payment of money sent to a person in another place quittance, repayment - payment of a debt or obligation token payment - a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation penalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract pittance - an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance" insurance premium, premium - payment for insurance installment - a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals down payment, deposit - a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later satisfaction - (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation; "the full and final satisfaction of the claim" deferred payment, credit - arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services immediate payment, cash - prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check nonpayment, nonremittal, default - loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
	2.	payment - the act of paying money defrayal, defrayment commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) amortisation, amortization - payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers fee splitting - payment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee in return for the referral overpayment - the act of paying too much prepayment - payment in advance ransom - payment for the release of someone repayment, refund - the act of returning money received previously remuneration - the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work" rendering - giving in acknowledgment of obligation outlay, spending, disbursal, disbursement - the act of spending or disbursing money tribute - payment by one nation for protection by another underpayment - the act of paying less than required evasion, nonpayment - the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"
	3.	payment - an act of requiting; returning in kind requital getting even, paying back, return - a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"

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payment

noun

1. remittance, advance, deposit, premium, portion, instalment a deposit of £50, followed by three monthly payments of £15

2. settlement, paying, discharge, outlay, remittance, defrayal He sought payment of a sum which he claimed was owed to him.

3. wages, fee, reward, hire, remuneration It is reasonable to expect proper payment for this work.

Translations

payment [ˈpeɪmənt]

A. N

1. [of salary, debt, invoice] → pago m; (for services) → remuneración f
payment of this invoice is now due → ya hay que hacer efectivo el pago de esta factura
I don't expect payment for my help → no espero que me paguen por mi ayuda → no espero remuneración por mi ayuda
as payment for your help → como pago por tu ayuda
in payment for/of → en pago por/de
to make a payment → efectuar un pago
to make a payment into one's account → hacer un depósito or (Sp) un ingreso en cuenta
on payment of £5 → mediante pago de cinco libras, pagando cinco libras
to present sth for payment → presentar algo para el cobro
see also advance D
see also kind B2
see also maintenance B

2. (= instalment) → plazo m
ten monthly payments of £50 → diez plazos mensuales or diez mensualidades de 50 libras
to fall behind with one's/the payments → atrasarse en los pagos
to keep up one's/the payments → mantenerse al día con los pagos

3. (fig) (= reward) → recompensa f, retribución f
a stream of abuse was the only payment he received → la única recompensa or retribución que recibió fue una sarta de insultos

B. CPD payment card N → tarjeta f de pago

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payment [ˈpeɪmənt]

n

[money, sum] → paiement m
to demand payment for sth → exiger d'être payé(e) pour qch
Players now demand payment for interviews → Désormais, les joueurs exigent d'être payés pour les interviews.
in payment for sth → en règlement de qch
to make a payment → effectuer un paiement
payment by instalments → paiement par versements échelonnés
monthly payment → mensualité f
deferred payment → paiement m différé

[bill] → règlement m

[deposit, cheque] → versement m

(= instalment) → versement m
to keep up the payments on sth → continuer à rembourser qch
on payment of £5 → pour 5 livres advance payment

modif [method, option, system, plan] → de paiement
payment card n → carte f de paiement
payment holiday n → remboursements mpl différés

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payment

n (= paying) (of person) → Bezahlung f, → Entlohnung f; (of bill, instalment etc) → Bezahlung f, → Begleichung f; (of debt, mortgage) → Abtragung f, → Rückzahlung f; (of interest, bank charge etc) → Zahlung f; (= sum paid) → Zahlung f; (fig: = reward) → Belohnung f; three monthly payments → drei Monatsraten; in payment of a debt/bill → in Begleichung einer Schuld/Rechnung; as or in payment for goods/his services → als Bezahlung für or von Waren/für seine Dienste; to accept something as or in payment (for …) → etw in Begleichung/als Bezahlung (für …) annehmen; on payment of → bei Begleichung/Bezahlung von; without payment (= free) → umsonst; to make a payment → eine Zahlung leisten; to make a payment on something → eine Rate für etw zahlen; to present something for payment → etw zur Zahlung vorlegen; to stop payments → die Zahlungen pl → einstellen; to stop payment of a cheque (Brit) or check (US) → einen Scheck sperren

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payment [ˈpeɪmənt] n (gen) → pagamento; (of debt, account, interest) → saldo, pagamento (fig) (reward) → ricompensa
advance payment (part sum) → anticipo, acconto (total sum) → pagamento anticipato
deferred payment, payment by instalments → pagamento dilazionato or a rate
payment in full → (pagamento a) saldo
payment on account → acconto
payment by results → premio di produzione
in payment of (sum owed) → come saldo di
in payment for, as payment for (goods) → come pagamento di (help, efforts, kindness) → in cambio di, come ricompensa per
on payment of £5 → dietro pagamento di 5 sterline

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payment [ˈpeɪmənt] n (gen) → pagamento; (of debt, account, interest) → saldo, pagamento (fig) (reward) → ricompensa
advance payment (part sum) → anticipo, acconto (total sum) → pagamento anticipato
deferred payment, payment by instalments → pagamento dilazionato or a rate
payment in full → (pagamento a) saldo
payment on account → acconto
payment by results → premio di produzione
in payment of (sum owed) → come saldo di
in payment for, as payment for (goods) → come pagamento di (help, efforts, kindness) → in cambio di, come ricompensa per
on payment of £5 → dietro pagamento di 5 sterline

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