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[pay-muhnt] / ˈpeɪ mənt /


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The down payment help will be in the form of loans, and coupon payments funded by the loan interest are expected to pay back bond investors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The program, slated to be administrated by the California Housing Finance Agency, directs the state to create a down payment assistance fund for middle-income homebuyers, with up to $25 billion in bonds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Turk has denied the allegation and says this payment was a gift made on Isbilen's own initiative to create goodwill with the then duke and had nothing to do with a passport.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The buyer, called Trading Company of the Kyrgyz Republic, paid for the shipment in two installments to be deposited at the supplier’s account at ZCCB, according to payment records seen by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

"Good. And I believe that you owe me payment for my services, now my time with you is done," she said.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

At least 13.7% of older Americans relied on those payments for 90% or more of their family income, a 2024 report from the Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies found.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The down payment help will be in the form of loans, and coupon payments funded by the loan interest are expected to pay back bond investors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The case covers payments made at the very end of his time as a working royal.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

TRM identified more than 900 accounts at Chinese banks named in the documents as destinations for Iran-linked payments between 2021 and mid-2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Soon Patel demands final payments from everyone to keep going.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario


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