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

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Together, they worked to repair his credit profile — disputing incorrect records and using a tool that reported his on-time payments for streaming services and his cell-phone bill to credit bureaus.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

In exchange for the funding, Blackstone would be eligible to receive milestone-based payments, the companies said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

More than 1.4 million cold weather payments were made during winter 2025-26.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Recouping more money when selling a vehicle can mean a bigger down payment and lower monthly payments on the next one.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

“I’m still making payments on it and the skirt that goes with it. I was going to wear them to this year’s Yom Kippur Ball.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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