PAYMENT

payment, defrayal, defrayment

(noun) the act of paying money

requital, payment

(noun) an act of requiting; returning in kind

payment

(noun) a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

payment (countable and uncountable, plural payments)

(uncountable) The act of paying.

(countable) A sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services.

Synonyms

• scot

Source: Wiktionary

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Pay"ment, n. Etym: [F. payment, paiement. See Pay to requite.]

1. The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation. No man envieth the payment of a debt. Bacon.

2. That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a debt, or an obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise; reward; recompense; requital; return. Shak.

3. Punishment; chastisement. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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