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Examples of payment in a Sentence
Payment is due on the first of every month.
Prompt payment of your bill ensures that you will not have to pay any additional fees.
We require payment in advance for all goods purchased.
a payment plan to reduce your debt
cash, credit cards, and other methods of payment
Our records show that we received a payment of $215.36 in May.
Buy this product for three easy payments of only $19.95!
It took me five years to pay off the car, but I never missed a payment.
making payments on a loan
The credit card company just increased the penalty on late payments.
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Stringer was the only candidate who received the Campaign Finance Board’s first public matching funds payment on Dec. 16, netting him $2 million for a total cash balance of $2.3 million.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
People who receive the refunds should cash their check within 90 days or redeem their PayPal payment within 30 days, according to the agency.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
The proposal would finish phasing in controversial changes CMS began implementing in 2023 that are aimed at making payments to plans more accurate.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Update any automatic payments with your new card number.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
People who receive the refunds should cash their check within 90 days or redeem their PayPal payment within 30 days, according to the agency.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
The proposal would finish phasing in controversial changes CMS began implementing in 2023 that are aimed at making payments to plans more accurate.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Update any automatic payments with your new card number.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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