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Payment

/ˈpeɪmənt/

The act of paying.

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noun
  1. 1

    The act of paying.

  2. 2

    A sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services.

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defraymentnounThe payment of charges, expenses, grants, etc.
defrayalnounThe act of defraying.
payingnounpayment

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defaultnoun(electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
nonpaymentnounThe failure to make a payment.
nonremittalnounloss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

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payingnounpayment
defraymentnounThe payment of charges, expenses, grants, etc.
defrayalnounThe act of defraying.
payoutnounAn amount of money paid out.
paidverbThat is not free of charge; that costs money.
chargenounThe amount of money levied for a service.
costnounAmount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
paynounMoney given in return for work; salary or wages.
reimbursementnoun(business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.
honorariumnounCompensation for services that do not have a predetermined value.
remunerationnounA payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
disbursementnounMoney paid out or spent.
disbursalnounThe act of disbursing money.
purchasenounThe acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
remittingnounremittance
remitternounOne who remits, or makes remittance.
fundingnounMoney provided as funds.
receivablenounA debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
levynounThe act of levying.
earningsnounWages, money earned, income.

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