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payment

[pey-muhnt] / ˈpeɪ mənt /


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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

Other challenges are on the horizon for payment services.

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

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

“What sort of a down payment would I need for that?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick