payment

From Wiktionary

payment is part of the Basic English 850.

[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: /pāmĕnt/
• IPA: /'peɪmənt/
• SAMPA: /"peIm@nt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[change] Noun

Singular payment

Plural payments

1. A payment is some money that someone is giving to someone else when they're buying something.

   I sent the things they wanted, but I haven't gotten the payment for them yet.

2. Payment is the act of paying.

   I usually use my credit card for payment.

   Late payment of fees will end the contract.

[change] Related words

• pay