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as in paying
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
they are very prompt in the payment of their credit card bills
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as in pay
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
our payment for all the work we did barely covered our expenses we finally mailed our last car payment last week
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as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
your payment will be issued as a weekly check
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Recent Examples of payment
Colvin kept a close eye on his bank account in the days that followed, checking to see whether the first of his two payments had arrived.
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Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
Most merchants accept both on-chain and Lightning payments.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
While Americans have been paying into the system for years, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is scheduled to run out of money for full payments as early as 2035.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
In his testimony, Madigan has sought to distance himself from Jay Doherty, the consultant and former City Club of Chicago president who allegedly acted as the pass-through for the bulk of ComEd’s subcontractor payments to the speaker’s allies.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
Most merchants accept both on-chain and Lightning payments.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
While Americans have been paying into the system for years, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is scheduled to run out of money for full payments as early as 2035.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
In his testimony, Madigan has sought to distance himself from Jay Doherty, the consultant and former City Club of Chicago president who allegedly acted as the pass-through for the bulk of ComEd’s subcontractor payments to the speaker’s allies.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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California's department of corrections says individuals who are part of this program are there voluntarily and are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, with additional pay provided during emergencies and in other circumstances.Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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What does the federal budget pay for? More than two million civilians are working in the federal government today, data from the White House reveals.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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What is coming is a salary cap, revenue sharing, some structure, but until then boosters with means who want to spend it on their favorite team still can blow their money like a sailor on leave.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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All salary information via Spotrac and salary-cap information via RealGM.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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With many news outlets offering little or no compensation for freelance writers, those humans will be loath to sell their souls so cheaply to train AI to replace them.Susie Alegre, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, customers have to request them, but AT&T says its guarantee program is designed to enshrine compensation as an automatic benefit for customers.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, wages beyond $168,600 were not taxed for Social Security.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Guehi, given his impressive progress at Palace and rise to become a regular starter for England, projects on his next contract to potentially be one of the higher earners in the first-team wage structure that Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital have implemented in the last two years.Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payment. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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