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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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At the same time, government payments have remained unchanged for two decades, and many local communities say they no longer trust the system.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

However, eligibility criteria remain unclear, a review commission has not finalized its rules, and no payments have been confirmed.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

The government has intensified actions to curb kidnapping, including introducing measures aimed at discouraging ransom payments.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

She has since paid off about half of her credit-card debt, with payments of $586 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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