back payment

noun

An overdue payment from a debtor to a creditor on money owed.

“The employer paid a back payment to his employee on his wages from three months earlier.”

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Meanings

nounback payment (plural back payments)

plural back payments

  1. An overdue payment from a debtor to a creditor on money owed.

    The employer paid a back payment to his employee on his wages from three months earlier.

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APA

back payment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20payment

MLA

“back payment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20payment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back payment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20payment.

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