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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In essence, the US government books cash that comes in via tax receipts as revenues ($4.9 trillion in 2024) and cash outlays for defense needs, social security payments and medical bills today as expenses ($7.4 trillion in 2024).
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
In California, the maximum monthly payment for independent singles is $1,206.94, while independent couples and people with disabilities get up to $2,057 a month, the federal agency said.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
These services are meant to provide tenants with the opportunity to grow their credit history through on-time rent payments.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
The argument as articulated so far by Trump administration officials appears to play down the economic benefits created by Social Security payments, infrastructure spending, scientific research and other forms of government spending that can shape an economy’s trajectory.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
In California, the maximum monthly payment for independent singles is $1,206.94, while independent couples and people with disabilities get up to $2,057 a month, the federal agency said.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
These services are meant to provide tenants with the opportunity to grow their credit history through on-time rent payments.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
The argument as articulated so far by Trump administration officials appears to play down the economic benefits created by Social Security payments, infrastructure spending, scientific research and other forms of government spending that can shape an economy’s trajectory.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for payment
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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