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payment

[pey-muhnt] / ˈpeɪ mənt /


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Second, we contacted the financial company where we owed our biggest monthly payment.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

What’s more, the contract must have specific details about the scope of the work, price, payment schedule, start and completion dates, and other required terms.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

The Grammy-award winning rapper may have already received a down payment worth millions of dollars for the planned Russian dates, Fontanka reported.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

As payment, Votorantim will receive 21.4 million newly issued Boliden shares, corresponding to around 7% of the shares and votes in the Swedish company, and Votorantim will also have representation on the Boliden board.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The letters told her to call the 800 number and set up a payment schedule.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

The threats, they alleged, came in early 2024 following a dispute with Ochoa over payments and ownership of a trailer they had purchased from him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

The decline continued into the early 2020s because the stimulus checks and more generous unemployment insurance payments the government provided at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic helped keep millions of U.S. consumers afloat.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

The bill would also create a state program to get payments more quickly to wildfire victims.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

The federal government encouraged pine planting with annual payments to landowners through programs meant to reduce erosion and support crop prices by converting worn-out farmland.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Of course, America is concerned about our debt payments to her in the event of a freeze in German reparations.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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