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–noun

1.	something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.

2.	the act of paying.

3.	reward or punishment; requital.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME, var. of paiement < MF. See pay¹, -ment

]

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n.

The act of paying or the state of being paid.
An amount paid: received a large payment.
One's due, reward, or punishment; requital.

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payment
noun
1.	a sum of money paid or a claim discharged [ant: default]
2.	the act of paying money [ant: evasion]
3.	an act of requiting; returning in kind [syn: requital]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈpayment1 noun

money etc paid
Example: The TV can be paid for in ten weekly payments.

Arabic:	دَفْعَه، مَبْلَغ
Chinese (Simplified):	支付的款项
Chinese (Traditional):	支付的款項
Czech:	splátka
Danish:	betaling; afdrag
Dutch:	afbetaling
Estonian:	makse
Finnish:	maksusuoritus
French:	paiement
German:	die Zahlung
Greek:	πληρωμή
Hungarian:	(ki)fizetés
Icelandic:	greiðsla, greiðsluupphæð
Indonesian:	pembayaran
Italian:	pagamento

Japanese:	支払い
Korean:	지불 (금액)
Latvian:	maksājums
Lithuanian:	(ap)mokėjimas, (už)mokestis
Norwegian:	avdrag, innbetaling
Polish:	wpłata, opłata
Portuguese (Brazil):	pagamento
Portuguese (Portugal):	pagamento
Romanian:	plată
Russian:	платёж, взнос
Slovak:	splátka, platba
Slovenian:	plačilo
Spanish:	pago
Swedish:	in-, utbetalning
Turkish:	ödeme

ˈpayment2 noun

the act of paying
Example: He gave me a book in payment for my kindness.

Arabic:	دَفْع
Chinese (Simplified):	支付，报酬
Chinese (Traditional):	支付，報酬
Czech:	odměna
Danish:	betaling
Dutch:	betaling, beloning
Estonian:	tasu
Finnish:	korvaukseksi
French:	paiement
German:	der Lohn
Greek:	εξόφληση, ανταπόδοση
Hungarian:	fizetség
Icelandic:	borgun
Indonesian:	pembayaran
Italian:	remunerazione, ricompensa

Japanese:	お返し
Korean:	보상
Latvian:	samaksa, atalgojums
Lithuanian:	at(si)lyginimas
Norwegian:	betaling
Polish:	zapłata
Portuguese (Brazil):	pagamento
Portuguese (Portugal):	pagamento
Romanian:	(răs)plată
Russian:	оплата
Slovak:	odmena
Slovenian:	plačilo
Spanish:	pago, recompensa
Swedish:	betalning
Turkish:	ödeme

See also: pay-packet, pay-roll, payable, pay, pay back, pay off, pay up, payee, put paid to

Investopedia - Cite This Source - Share This

Payment

A transfer of something of value to compensate for goods or services that have been, or will be, received. Payment can be made in cash, on credit or by a transfer of ownership of assets.

Investopedia Commentary

Today's monetary system allows for payments to be made with money. In the past, people directly exchanged one good or service for another. Money provides a medium through which payment can be made, but unlike in a direct exchange, it also allows the receiver to store the payment for later use.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Payment

Pay"ment\, n. [F. payment, paiement. See Pay to requite.]

1. The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

No man envieth the payment of a debt. --Bacon.

2. That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a debt, or an obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise; reward; recompense; requital; return. --Shak.

3. Punishment; chastisement. [R.]

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