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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Federal prosecutors charged a UK teenager with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and other crimes in connection with the network intrusions of 47 US companies that generated more than $115 million in ransomware payments over a three-year span.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
By resolving payment mismatches, ESCROWPay™ aims to eliminate the costly burden of inaccuracies, lost checks, and refunds, a problem that has cost carriers millions each quarter.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
One concession was to drop the landlord’s one-month payment at the market rate and leave it at the rental contract rate specified by state law.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Having more detail about corporate tax payments is especially important now.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
By resolving payment mismatches, ESCROWPay™ aims to eliminate the costly burden of inaccuracies, lost checks, and refunds, a problem that has cost carriers millions each quarter.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
One concession was to drop the landlord’s one-month payment at the market rate and leave it at the rental contract rate specified by state law.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Having more detail about corporate tax payments is especially important now.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for payment
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payment. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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