Meanings
payment1
plural payments
- uncountableThe act of paying.
Payment will be made at the end of the month.
- countableAn instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
In a report published on October 31, Transport Focus said that a number of train companies were unable to convince it about their ability to sell a full range of tickets, handle cash payments, and avoid excessive queues at ticket machines.
2023 November 15, 'Industry Insider', “Outbreak of common sense”, in RAIL, number 996, page 681 more example
“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLCSynonyms: consideration · Antonyms: non-payment, nonpayment
- uncountableSomething of value given in return for an act; payback; recompense; reward.
I do hope this is a fair exchange, my story in payment for your kindness.
2020, Stephen W. Shanley, “Susanna's Tale”, in Forgotten Stories: In the Shadows of the Son of Man, Resource Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 151 more example
I humbly apologize for my behavior. Please accept this as payment for your kindness and patience.
2012, John Goode, Distant Rumblings, Harmony Ink Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53
Payment2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of paying money
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
payment · noun
- Old Frenchpaiement
- Englishpayment
From Old French paiement. Equivalent to pay + -ment.
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Full word history & related roots →Payment · proper noun
- FrenchPaiement
- EnglishPayment
Variant of French Paiement. This surname is mostly found in Canada.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دَفْع
- دَفْع (dafʕ)the act of paying
Basque ordainketa, ordaintze
- ordainketathe act of paying
- ordaintzethe act of paying
- ordaina sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Bulgarian пла́щане, плате́ж
- пла́щане (pláštane)the act of paying
- плате́ж (platéž)the act of paying
- възнагражде́ние (văznagraždénie)a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Catalan pagament, pagament
- pagamentthe act of paying
- pagamenta sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Chinese Mandarin 付款
- 付款 (fùkuǎn)the act of paying
Czech platba, platba
- platbathe act of paying
- platbaa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Danish betaling, betaling
- betalingthe act of paying
- betalinga sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Dutch betaling, uitbetaling
- betalingthe act of paying
- uitbetalinga sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
- betalinga sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Estonian makse, makse
- maksethe act of paying
- maksea sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Finnish maksu, maksu
- maksuthe act of paying
- maksua sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
French paiement, payement
- paiementthe act of paying
- payementthe act of paying
German Bezahlung, Zahlung
- Bezahlungthe act of paying
- Zahlunga sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Greek πληρωμή
- πληρωμή (pliromí)the act of paying
Hindi भुगतान, शुल्क
- भुगतान (bhugtān)the act of paying
- शुल्क (śulk)a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
- भुगतान (bhugtān)a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Hungarian fizetés, kifizetés
- fizetésthe act of paying
- kifizetésthe act of paying
- befizetésthe act of paying
- törlesztésthe act of paying
- kiegyenlítésthe act of paying
- lerovásthe act of paying
- megfizetésthe act of paying
- fizetséga sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Indonesian pembayaran
- pembayaranthe act of paying
Irish íocaíocht, íocaíocht
- íocaíochtthe act of paying
- íocaíochta sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Italian pagamento
- pagamentothe act of paying
Japanese 支払い, 入金
- 支払い (shiharai)the act of paying
- 入金 (nyūkin)the act of paying
Korean 지불, 변제
- 지불 (jibul)the act of paying
- 변제 (byeonje)the act of paying
Latin pensiō, pensiō
- pensiōthe act of paying
- pensiōa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Latvian maksājums, maksājums
- maksājumsthe act of paying
- maksājumsa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Lithuanian mokėjimas, mokėjimas
- mokėjimasthe act of paying
- mokėjimasa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
- išmokaa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Malay pembayaran
- pembayaranthe act of paying
Māori utunga, paremata
- utungathe act of paying
- paremataa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
- utungaa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
- moni utua sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Norwegian Bokmål betaling, betaling
- betalingthe act of paying
- betalinga sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Persian پرداخت
- پرداخت (pardâxt)the act of paying
Polish zapłata, wypłata
- zapłatathe act of paying
- wypłatathe act of paying
- opłatathe act of paying
- płatnośćthe act of paying
- zapłataa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Portuguese pagamento, pagamento
- pagamentothe act of paying
- pagamentoa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Romanian plată, plătire
- platăthe act of paying
- plătirethe act of paying
- platăa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Russian платёж, опла́та
- платёж (platjóž)the act of paying
- опла́та (opláta)the act of paying
- пла́та (pláta)the act of paying
- упла́та (upláta)the act of paying
- вы́плата (výplata)the act of paying
- пла́та (pláta)a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
- вознагражде́ние (voznagraždénije)a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Scottish Gaelic dìoladh
- dìoladhthe act of paying
Slovak platba, platba
- platbathe act of paying
- platbaa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Spanish pago, pagamento
- pagothe act of paying
- pagamentothe act of paying
- pagamientothe act of paying
- pagoa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Swahili malipo, ulipaji
- malipothe act of paying
- ulipajithe act of paying
- malipoa sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Swedish betalning
- betalningthe act of paying
Tagalog bayaran
- bayarana sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Turkish ödeme
- ödemethe act of paying
Ukrainian платі́ж, пла́та
- платі́ж (platíž)the act of paying
- пла́та (pláta)the act of paying
- пла́та (pláta)a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Urdu ادائیگی
- ادائیگی (adā'īgī)the act of paying
Welsh talu, tâl
- taluthe act of paying
- tâla sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
- taliada sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with payment
All rhymes →Cite this entry
payment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payment
“payment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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