payment
//ˈpeɪmənt//
Forms
- Plural
- payments
Definitions
1.The act of paying.
- Payment will be made at the end of the month.
2.An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1981
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Old French paiement.
Equivalent to pay + -ment.