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 →

2) Payment is the act of paying: «payment by card». tree →

3) A payment can also be a reward or repayment given in return for a kindness or a service, not only money. tree →

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 →
• After 6 payments the bike is paid off. tree →
• The first payment was 100 dollars. tree →
• How much is each payment? tree →
• The shop takes payment by card or cash. tree →
• Dad makes the rent payment on time. tree →
• Never type your parents' payment details into a game. tree →
• He got a payment for mowing the lawn. tree →
• The knowledge that we have been of service to you is ample payment. tree →

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.
• A subscription keeps taking money every month until it is cancelled, and free trials often turn into payments.
• The minimum payment barely covers the interest, so paying only the minimum keeps a debt going for years.
• Buy now pay later splits a purchase into instalments; it is still borrowing, with charges if a payment is late.
• A credit score is a rating of how reliably someone pays; missing payments lowers it and makes borrowing harder and dearer.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «payment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.