English noun: payment |
| 1. | payment (possession) a sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cost |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | benefit, blood money, bonus, bribe, cash, conscience money, credit, deferred payment, deposit, down payment, final payment, immediate payment, incentive, installment, insurance premium, lump sum, overpayment, payoff, payoff, penalty, pittance, premium, quittance, recompense, refund, regular payment, remission, remitment, remittal, remittance, repayment, residual, reward, royalty, satisfaction, subscription, support payment, token payment, underpayment |
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| Antonyms | nonpayment, nonremittal, default |
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| 2. | payment (act) the act of paying money |
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| Synonyms | defrayal, defrayment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amortisation, amortization, disbursal, disbursement, fee splitting, outlay, overpayment, prepayment, ransom, refund, remuneration, rendering, repayment, spending, tribute, underpayment |
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| Antonyms | evasion, nonpayment |
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| 3. | payment (act) an act of requiting; returning in kind |
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| Synonyms | requital |
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| Broader (hypernym) | getting even, paying back, return |
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