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Recent Examples of payment As part of the partnership, San Juan Capistrano allowed the golf club to expand course operations on a portion of city property, but in return, the golf club had to construct the public park and provide annual lease payments. Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024 Occupancy income has fallen, yet the debt payments must be paid. Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024 In August, the FBI reviewed credit card statements associated with Williams that showed payment at a parking near a Washington metro station, about a 10-minute ride from the Capitol area, that was made on Jan. 6, 2021, the statements of facts says. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024 Harris hasn't proposed any tax cuts for Social Security beneficiaries, while Trump has floated eliminating federal income taxes on the retirement payments. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for payment 
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Noun
  • There was no more prep time, not many more takes, and not much more pay.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
  • This increase is primarily due to higher wages and benefits, variable incentive pay, and aircraft maintenance costs.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • It's expected to bring 6,000 direct jobs with a median salary above $88,000.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Roberts just won his second World Series in five years and is due a raise from his $4 million 2025 salary when his deal expires.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The compensation is on the high end of the pay range advertised months ago for the position by Bob Murray and Associates, the Northern California firm that led the nationwide chief search.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Increase flexibility Behind pay/compensation, work-life balance/flexibility and work schedules tied at 55% of survey results as two of the most important factors frontline employees consider when choosing an employer.
    Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Higher wage bills The government also announced that the national living wage would increase by 6.7% from April 2025 to £12.21 per hour.
    Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • While the $174,000 annual pay likely doesn't sound too shabby to those living in a country where the median individual wage comes to just over $59,000 a year, members of Congress are earning wages that were set in 2009.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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