1
as in repayments
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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2
as in wages
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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3
as in salaries
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 payments
The retroactive payments reflect the increase in their payment amount dating back to January 2024, when the two provisions stopped applying.
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Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Interest payments on the federal debt are projected to cost upward of $1 trillion next year — more than what the government will spend on Medicare or the military.
—Alicia Parlapiano, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Social Security has promised to increase benefits and make retroactive payments to people affected by the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Had the proposal been implemented, most of the cuts would have come from reduced payments to hospitals and healthcare providers.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
This plan would likely result in higher payments for married individuals currently filing taxes separately.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Doctors accuse insurance plans of blocking payments for health care treatments that can save the patients’ lives.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
For many out-of-network doctors, payments lower than their invoices are an infuriating part of doing business.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Those documents are sent out by the state and federal marketplaces to the IRS and ACA enrollees, showing any tax credit payments made to health insurers on a taxpayer’s behalf.
—Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Interest payments on the federal debt are projected to cost upward of $1 trillion next year — more than what the government will spend on Medicare or the military.
—Alicia Parlapiano, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Social Security has promised to increase benefits and make retroactive payments to people affected by the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Had the proposal been implemented, most of the cuts would have come from reduced payments to hospitals and healthcare providers.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
This plan would likely result in higher payments for married individuals currently filing taxes separately.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Doctors accuse insurance plans of blocking payments for health care treatments that can save the patients’ lives.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
For many out-of-network doctors, payments lower than their invoices are an infuriating part of doing business.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Those documents are sent out by the state and federal marketplaces to the IRS and ACA enrollees, showing any tax credit payments made to health insurers on a taxpayer’s behalf.
—Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payments
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The right-back still desires a fresh challenge, having wanted to leave during the summer, and getting his significant wages off the books would be beneficial.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Take, for example, a grocery store worker who makes $30,000 annually and a restaurant server making $10,000 in hourly wages and $20,000 in tips.—
Matthew Glowicki,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
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Coaches Dan Lanning and Ryan Day are also among the best-compensated in the country, with salaries north of $8 million.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
31 Dec. 2024
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But there is an AI skills gap, which is likely driving the demand and skyrocketing salaries.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Krogan took a more aggressive view, arguing that administration officials responsible for holding back disbursements while under contempt could eventually face jail time until the funding is released.—
Robert Schmad,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Mar. 2025
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One of the most impactful changes to the CTC during the pandemic was the shift from lump-sum payments at tax filing time to monthly disbursements.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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In December 2024, a Belgian court ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women after they were forcibly removed from their families in the colonial-era Belgian Congo.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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However, the apology did not follow with any concrete proposals for some form of reparations for victims/survivors.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Payments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payments. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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