payment

Definitions

1. A surname from French.
2. The act of paying.
   uncountable
3. An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

““[…] 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.”

“In a report⟳ published on October 31, Transport⟳ Focus⟳ said that a number⟳ of train⟳ companies were unable to convince⟳ it about their ability to sell⟳ a full range of tickets, handle⟳ cash payments, and avoid⟳ excessive queues at ticket machines.”

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