1
as in repayments
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
they are very prompt in the payment of their credit card bills
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as in wages
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
our payment for all the work we did barely covered our expenses we finally mailed our last car payment last week
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as in salaries
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
your payment will be issued as a weekly check
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Recent Examples of payments
The payments came either from Gaetz himself or an intermediary, the committee’s report said.
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Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The credit is a refundable credit for individuals who did not receive one or more Economic Impact Payments, also known as stimulus payments.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The payments depend on several factors, but the maximum payment is $1,400 per person, according to the federal agency.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
That presents some planning opportunities, including possibly pushing some SALT payments into 2026.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
But during his remarks, Gillis also seemed to assert that either Saban or perhaps the Alabama football program as a whole orchestrated or turned a blind eye if players received improper payments.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Saks, for several seasons now, has been delinquent on payments to many vendors.
—David Moin, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Animal Identity Thinking about animal payments gave me an excuse to point of that those of us in the digital identity community probably do not spend anything like enough time thinking about identification, authentication and authorisation in the context of the digital identity of animals.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
While the rate of consumers 60 days or more behind on their auto loan payments appears to be ebbing, not so for the balances consumers are carrying on their credit cards.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The credit is a refundable credit for individuals who did not receive one or more Economic Impact Payments, also known as stimulus payments.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The payments depend on several factors, but the maximum payment is $1,400 per person, according to the federal agency.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
That presents some planning opportunities, including possibly pushing some SALT payments into 2026.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
But during his remarks, Gillis also seemed to assert that either Saban or perhaps the Alabama football program as a whole orchestrated or turned a blind eye if players received improper payments.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Saks, for several seasons now, has been delinquent on payments to many vendors.
—David Moin, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Animal Identity Thinking about animal payments gave me an excuse to point of that those of us in the digital identity community probably do not spend anything like enough time thinking about identification, authentication and authorisation in the context of the digital identity of animals.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
While the rate of consumers 60 days or more behind on their auto loan payments appears to be ebbing, not so for the balances consumers are carrying on their credit cards.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payments
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The right-back still desires a fresh challenge, having wanted to leave during the summer, and getting his significant wages off the books would be beneficial.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Take, for example, a grocery store worker who makes $30,000 annually and a restaurant server making $10,000 in hourly wages and $20,000 in tips.Matthew Glowicki, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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Higher rates of local funding can allow a system to have more competitive salaries, build new schools, offer different programs and much more.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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And the reality of Sunderland’s budget is €4million would cover half a dozen players’ salaries; the squad flew by budget airline to the recent away game against Swansea City in south Wales.Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, Amtrak can't operate indefinitely without receiving disbursements of funding, the Rail Passengers Association said in a statement this week.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Employee Benefit Accruals fund, which combined the employee payroll withholdings and the Lake County Self Insurance funds, posted receipts to Lawson and Oracle and posted disbursements to Oracle, according to the audit.Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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In December 2024, a Belgian court ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women after they were forcibly removed from their families in the colonial-era Belgian Congo.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, the apology did not follow with any concrete proposals for some form of reparations for victims/survivors.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Payments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payments. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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