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payment

English

Etymology

From Old French paiement. Equivalent to pay +? -ment.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: p??m?nt, IPA(key): /?pe?m?nt/
  • Hyphenation: pay?ment

Noun

payment (countable and uncountable, plural payments)

  1. (uncountable) The act of paying.
  2. (countable) A sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services.

See also

  • scot

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • payment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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payback

English

Etymology

pay +? back, from the verb phrase.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pe?bæk/

Noun

payback (usually uncountable, plural paybacks)

  1. (uncountable) An act of revenge.
    They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.
  2. (countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
  3. A return on investment
  4. (rare) A refund, reimbursement

Synonyms

  • just deserts
  • poetic justice

Translations

See also

  • have it coming
  • pay back

Anagrams

  • back pay, backpay

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