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   Pay·ment

   /ˈpām(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid: "ask for a discount for payment by cash" Similar remittanceremissionsettlementdischargeclearanceliquidationreckoning
   • 2. an amount paid or payable: "an interim compensation payment of $2500" Similar installmentpremiumamountremittancedepositretainersubscription
   • ▪ something given as a reward or in recompense for something done: "a suit with a velvet collar that I got as payment for being in the show" Similar salarywageswagepayearningsfee(s)remunerationtake-home paygross/net payratepricehirestipendemolument(s)honorariumallowancehandoutrecompensecompensationreimbursementrewardincomerevenueprofit(s)proceedstakingsgainlucre

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French paiement, from payer ‘to pay’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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