payment

noun

(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.

(uncountable) The act of paying.

A surname from French.

Roots

pacarepay- · Latin · appease, pay

Synonyms for payment

payv disbursementn feen debitingn disbursaln remunerationn wagesn payrolln compensationn

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