What does payment mean?
Definitions for payment
ˈpeɪ məntpay·ment
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word payment.
Princeton's WordNet
paymentnoun
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
payment, defrayal, defraymentnoun
the act of paying money
requital, paymentnoun
an act of requiting; returning in kind
Wiktionary
paymentnoun
The act of paying.
paymentnoun
A sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services.
Wikipedia
Payment
A payment is the voluntary tender of money or its equivalent or of things of value by one party (such as a person or company) to another in exchange for goods, or services provided by them, or to fulfill a legal obligation. The party making a payment is commonly called the payer, while the payee is the party receiving the payment. Payments can be effected in a number of ways, for example: the use of money, cheque, or debit, credit or bank transfers. the transfer of anything of value, such as stock, or using barter, the exchange of one good or service for another.In general, the payee is at liberty to determine what method of payment he or she will accept; though normally laws require the payer to accept the country's legal tender up to a prescribed limit. Payment is most commonly effected in the local currency of the payee, unless if the parties agree otherwise. Payment in another currency involves an additional foreign exchange transaction. The payee may compromise on a debt, i.e., accept a part payment in full settlement of a debtor's obligation, or may offer a discount, E.G: For payment in cash, or for prompt payment, etc. On the other hand, the payee may impose a surcharge, for example, as a late payment fee, or for use of a certain credit card, etc. Payments are frequently preceded by an invoice or bill, which follow the supply of goods or services, but in some industries (such as travel and hotels) it is becoming common for pre-payments to be required before the service is performed or provided. In some industries, a deposit may be required before services are performed, which acts as a part pre-payment or as security to the service provider. In some cases, progress payments are made in advance, and in some cases part payments are accepted, which do not extinguish the payer’s legal obligations. The acceptance of a payment by the payee extinguishes a debt or other obligation. A creditor cannot unreasonably refuse to accept a payment, but payment can be refused in some circumstances, for example, on a Sunday or outside banking hours. A payee is usually obligated to acknowledge payment by producing a receipt to the payer. A receipt may be an endorsement on an account as "paid in full". The giving of a guarantee or other security for a debt does not constitute a payment.
Webster Dictionary
Paymentnoun
the act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation
Paymentnoun
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
Paymentnoun
punishment; chastisement
Etymology: [F. payment, paiement. See Pay to requite.]
Freebase
Payment
A payment is the transfer of money from one party to another. A payment is usually made in exchange for the provision of goods, services or both, or to fulfill a legal obligation. The simplest and oldest form of payment is barter, the exchange of one good or service for another. In the modern world, common means of payment by an individual include money, cheque, debit, credit, or bank transfer, and in trade such payments are frequently preceded by an invoice or result in a receipt. However, there are no arbitrary limits on the form a payment can take and thus in complex transactions between businesses, payments may take the form of stock or other more complicated arrangements. In law, the payer is the party making a payment while the payee is the party receiving the payment.
Editors Contribution
payment
To spend money or a form of currency.
The payments processed efficiently.
Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'payment' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1921
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'payment' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2628
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'payment' in Nouns Frequency: #455
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of payment in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of payment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of payment in a Sentence
With something like a mortgage, even a minor difference in rates can have a big impact on your monthly payment and can mean tens of thousands of dollars or more over the life of the loan.
As long as the retailer is upgrading to the new payment terminals, which are enabled with contactless payment technology, there is very little additional cost to accept Apple Pay.
We will always make mistakes. The question we need to ask is: " Do our mistakes lead to defeat or are they a down payment toward success?" Learning from our mistakes is the best investment we can make in achieving maximum success
Forty states mandated private insurance coverage for DSMT, but there are private plans that still do not cover it and many others that require a co-payment.
China is an extremely important market for Apple Inc and with China UnionPay and support from 15 of China's leading banks, users will soon have a convenient, private and secure payment experience.
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Translations for payment
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- плащанеBulgarian
- pagamentCatalan, Valencian
- platbaCzech
- Zahlung, BezahlungGerman
- πληρωμήGreek
- pagoSpanish
- ordain, ordainketa, ordaintzeBasque
- maksuFinnish
- payement, paiementFrench
- íocaíochtIrish
- dìoladhScottish Gaelic
- kifizetés, fizetés, fizetségHungarian
- bayarIndonesian
- pagamentoItalian
- 支払いJapanese
- utunga, paremataMāori
- betaling, uitbetalingDutch
- pagamentoPortuguese
- plată, plătireRomanian
- оплата, плата, платёжRussian
- betalningSwedish
- malipoSwahili
- கட்டணம்Tamil
- చెల్లింపుTelugu
- 付款Chinese
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