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Examples of payment in a Sentence
Payment is due on the first of every month.
Prompt payment of your bill ensures that you will not have to pay any additional fees.
We require payment in advance for all goods purchased.
a payment plan to reduce your debt
cash, credit cards, and other methods of payment
Our records show that we received a payment of $215.36 in May.
Buy this product for three easy payments of only $19.95!
It took me five years to pay off the car, but I never missed a payment.
making payments on a loan
The credit card company just increased the penalty on late payments.
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What's next: Rise plans to broaden beyond contractor payments and into payroll starting next year — going up against the likes of ADP or Workday with products like taxes, health care benefits included in the platform.
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Lucinda Shen, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
The toll readers have a lower administrative cost than payment through a license plate account or returning a payment with an invoice through the mail.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Russell Wilson was benched by the Denver Broncos last year to prevent a potential $37 million payment, and former Las Vegas Raiders QB Derek Carr was kept on the sidelines two years ago to avoid triggering a $33 million injury clause.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
The guild, in a lawsuit filed in California federal court on Monday, sued UFO Pictures to enforce payment of a $163,000 arbitration award intended to pay talent additional compensation on Beyond the Law.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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Lucinda Shen, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
The toll readers have a lower administrative cost than payment through a license plate account or returning a payment with an invoice through the mail.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Russell Wilson was benched by the Denver Broncos last year to prevent a potential $37 million payment, and former Las Vegas Raiders QB Derek Carr was kept on the sidelines two years ago to avoid triggering a $33 million injury clause.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
The guild, in a lawsuit filed in California federal court on Monday, sued UFO Pictures to enforce payment of a $163,000 arbitration award intended to pay talent additional compensation on Beyond the Law.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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