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
Their goal was to handle all of shopping—from research to payment.
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Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
But there is a drastic difference in the dollar amount of payments beneficiaries may receive depending on their start date.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Corporate executives defend these payments as rational business decisions.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
At the time, both Palomar and university officials insisted that the payment was simply an expression of solidarity, one public institution helping another through rough financial times.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
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Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
But there is a drastic difference in the dollar amount of payments beneficiaries may receive depending on their start date.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Corporate executives defend these payments as rational business decisions.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
At the time, both Palomar and university officials insisted that the payment was simply an expression of solidarity, one public institution helping another through rough financial times.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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payment
noun
pay·ment
ˈpā-mənt 
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