paiment

Noun

payment (countable and uncountable, plural payments)

1. (uncountable) The act of paying.
   • Payment will be made at the end of the month.
2. (countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
   • “[…] 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, →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   consideration

   Antonyms:

   non-payment, nonpayment

3. (uncountable) Something of value given in return for an act; payback; recompense; reward.
   • 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

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