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payments

NOUN

fee; installment of fee

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount award cash deposit disbursement fee outlay pension premium refund reimbursement remittance reparation repayment restitution return reward 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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No, refunds are not issued on payments already made.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The National Residential Landlord Association said demands for large upfront payments were a major warning sign.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

These involve “upfront cash payments and guaranteed pricing corridors,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Nurix is eligible to receive development, regulatory and sales milestones for potential total payments of up to $2.3 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

We are always behind on our car payments and rent, too.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers