Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for payment. Search instead for paymen.
Definitions

payment

[pey-muhnt] / ˈpeɪ mənt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

If a player from a participating U.S. lottery wins the jackpot, they may choose to receive the prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or as a lump-sum payment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The monthly payment on a $1.4 million home would be about 40% less just based on the interest rate alone.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

The existence of the payment, first reported by Sky News,, external was revealed in a letter from the Thames Water chairman to MPs on the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

And life has been difficult: His only source of income is his $994-a-month Social Security payment, enough to rent a one-bedroom apartment in a low-income senior center.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

She passes me and Nora our payment for the week.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

If a player from a participating U.S. lottery wins the jackpot, they may choose to receive the prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or as a lump-sum payment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

This law repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, which previously reduced Social Security payments for many public-sector retirees like your wife.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

They also found that some funds boost end-of-quarter cash balances by delaying share-repurchase payments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Environment Bank gives Greenbank Farm lease payments as well as paying the couple to help manage the land through the livestock grazing and hay cutting.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Once in a while Papá did some light work for Bonetti, the owner of the ranch, to help pay the rent, but as time passed we fell further and further behind on the monthly payments.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




Vocabulary lists containing payment


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training