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Definitions

payment

[pey-muhnt] / ˈpeɪ mənt /
NOUN
fee; installment of fee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount award cash deposit disbursement fee outlay pension premium refund reimbursement remittance reparation repayment restitution return reward royalty salary settlement subsidy sum support wage
STRONG
acquittal advance alimony amends amortization annuity bounty defrayal defrayment discharge down hire indemnification part portion quittance reckoning recompense redress remuneration requital retaliation
WEAK
pay-off paying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt penalty
STRONG
whole

Example Sentences

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Regardless, the average monthly premium payment for all consumers who sign up on the federal exchange is $137.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Google has also integrated its payment service into products such as its browser, Google Chrome.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Earlier Wednesday, the defence ministry announced it would continue suspending payments for the system "until the United States has firmly announced new delivery dates and payment deadlines".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Will begin more research once I get payment.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.