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# payment

«payment» in Mova's school dictionary: **money that is paid for something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (payment, payments)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A payment is money that is paid for something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#m1)

2) Payment is the act of paying: «payment by card». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#m2)

3) A payment can also be a reward or repayment given in return for a kindness or a service, not only money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: an amount of money paid, often the same each week or month; equal payments; a first payment (down payment) that is different. In everyday life: paying by cash or card, rent and bills. Safety: never give payment details to strangers online.

### examples

- She makes a payment of 50 dollars each month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#x1)
- After 6 payments the bike is paid off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#x2)
- The first payment was 100 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#x3)
- How much is each payment? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#x4)
- The shop takes payment by card or cash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#x5)
- Dad makes the rent payment on time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#x6)
- Never type your parents' payment details into a game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#x7)
- He got a payment for mowing the lawn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#x8)
- The knowledge that we have been of service to you is ample payment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#x9)

### note

Equal payments: total = payment × number of payments; each payment = total ÷ number. Trap: a first payment that is different must be counted apart. Countable: a payment, two payments; uncountable as an act («payment is due»). Safety: games or messages asking for payment details may be scams.

### In the corpora

- [Child benefit is a small regular payment from the government to families with children, to help with things like shoes and food.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/12/)
- [A subscription keeps taking money every month until it is cancelled, and free trials often turn into payments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/17/)
- [The minimum payment barely covers the interest, so paying only the minimum keeps a debt going for years.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/13/)
- [Buy now pay later splits a purchase into instalments; it is still borrowing, with charges if a payment is late.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/17/)
- [A credit score is a rating of how reliably someone pays; missing payments lowers it and makes borrowing harder and dearer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «payment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.