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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Nearly 80 crisis grant payments have been given out over a couple of months as people struggle financially, a council heard.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

These include your wife’s expected longevity — someone who anticipates a longer retirement may benefit from higher monthly payments later on — as well as whether you need the additional income immediately.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Sacks later became an executive at payments startup Confinity, which became PayPal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He noted the payments are spread out over five years, which he argues would give prosecutors ample time to do their investigation without worrying billions will be given to fraudsters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

She drops off his car and insurance payments for him.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario