payment

Example Sentences

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My partner’s parents offered to help with the down payment, but they reacted strongly to the property.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

People have payment options from Apple, Google and others, some of which are easier to use on their smartphones.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Recent reports also suggest the country is accepting stablecoins, pegged to currencies such as the dollar, as payment for letting ships through its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

One customer order could be subject to three different tariff rates depending on the products purchased—and that payment now has to be recalculated, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Jeez, Ma! Listen to that! A down payment? Doesn’t that sound the slightest bit suspicious? And how are we going to get all that money, huh? I don’t have a job, remember?”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young