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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In the four years since NIL payments began in 2021, collectives affiliated with specific schools have made hundreds of millions in deals with athletes just like those the CSC described in its examples.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 July 2025
More: Car buyers set a record with more than $1,000-a-month car payments in Q2
Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press.
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More detail is also expected on payments made during production and whether any money fell into the hands of Hamas.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 July 2025
Dissatisfaction with a lack of modern payment solutions, such as the ability to accept a digital wallet or mobile payment system, runs high; a PYMNTS survey highlighted that 33% of healthcare consumers become frustrated when modern payment solutions aren’t offered.
—Tom Furr, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 July 2025
More: Car buyers set a record with more than $1,000-a-month car payments in Q2
Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
More detail is also expected on payments made during production and whether any money fell into the hands of Hamas.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 July 2025
Dissatisfaction with a lack of modern payment solutions, such as the ability to accept a digital wallet or mobile payment system, runs high; a PYMNTS survey highlighted that 33% of healthcare consumers become frustrated when modern payment solutions aren’t offered.
—Tom Furr, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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