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payment

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pay·ment /ˈpeɪmənt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun
1  [countableC] an amount of money that has been or must be paid 已[應]支付的金額
You can make a payment in any bank.
你可以在任何一家銀行付款。
They fell behind on their mortgage payments.
他們未按期支付按揭還款。
2  [uncountableU]PAY FOR the act of paying for something 支付，付款
payment of
There are severe penalties for late payment of taxes.
遲繳稅款要支付高額罰金。
payment in
Most hotels here accept payment in dollars.
這裏的大多數酒店都接受美元付款。
Payment can be made by cheque or credit card.
可以用支票或信用卡付款。
We do accept payment in instalments (=paying in small amounts over a period of time).
我們確實接受分期付款。
She demanded payment in advance.
她要求預先付款。
in payment for something (=in order to pay for something) 購買某物
cheques received in payment for goods supplied
收到的支付貨款的支票
on payment of something (=when an amount has been paid) 某款項已付
Any item can be reserved on payment of a deposit.
支付訂金就可以預訂任何物品。
3. payment in kind BPAY FORa way of paying for something with goods or services instead of money 以貨物[服務]代款
Examples from the Corpus
payment in kind• Complaints about payment in kind or in truck were persistent in many parts of the country.• The advantage of payment in kind becomes obvious.• Secondly, it is often argued that farm workers are compensated for their low wages by a cornucopia of payments in kind.• Self-sufficiency, payment in kind and living-in service were all shrinking.
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
make (a) payment 付款
He was supposed to make payments of $250 a month.
他每月應該付款250美元。
receive (a) payment 收款
You will receive a cash payment on your 65th birthday.
你65歲生日時會收到一筆現金付款。
meet/keep up the payments (on something) (=be able to make regular payments) 付得起（某物）的款額
He was having trouble meeting the interest payments.
他難以支付利息。
fall behind on the payments (also fall behind with the payments British EnglishBrE) (=not make payments when you should) 延誤付款
nI’d run up nearly £4,000 in debt, and was beginning to fall behind with the payments.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + payment
a monthly payment 每月付款額
Home buyers have seen their monthly payments go up by more than 50 percent.
購房者發現自己每月的付款額增長了50%以上。
a cash payment (=a payment in cash) 現金付款
He provided pills to athletes in return for cash payments.
他向運動員提供藥物,換取現金。
a down payment (=a small payment for something you are buying, when you will pay the rest later) 預付款
We were able to put a down payment on an apartment.
我們可以支付一筆預付款買公寓。
an interest payment (=a payment of interest on a loan) 利息付款,支付利息
a mortgage payment (=a payment towards a loan on your house) 按揭付款
nYour mortgage payments could fall if interest rates drop.
an interim payment (=a payment that is made before something is finished or settled) 中期付款
nIt may be reasonable for the builder to ask for interim payments as the work progresses.
a bonus payment (=an additional payment because success has been achieved) 獎金
nThe team had made illegal bonus payments to players.
n THESAURUS
payment an amount of money that you pay for something, especially when it is only one part of the total amount you have to pay
They have a monthly car payment of £220.
instalment British EnglishBrE, installment American English a regular payment you make to pay back money that you have borrowed or to pay for things that you have already received
I borrowed $2,000, which was to be paid back in monthly installments of $250.
deposit (also down payment) part of the cost of something that you pay before you get it, so that it will not be sold to anyone else
They used the money they inherited as a down payment on a house.
The hotel asks for a $20 deposit to reserve a room.
subscription an amount of money you pay, usually once a year, to receive copies of a newspaper or magazine
A subscription to the magazine is $52 a year.
tip a small amount of money that you give someone, for example a waitress or taxi driver, in addition to paying for a service they have given you
I usually leave a 10% tip.
premium the amount you pay for insurance each year
your monthly life insurance premiums
Examples from the Corpus
payment• If the defendant makes a payment into court, the plaintiff may seize it and call quits.• Most hotels here only accept payment in dollars.• They have a proven record of bonus payments to their with-profits policyholders for every year since 1824.• They have a monthly car payment of £220.• He received a large cash payment from his Personal Accident Policy.• Would it be wiser to use a more conventional vehicle for a down payment?• Sixteen companies and around 300 sub-contractors had claimed £85m of extra payments on the £2.3 billion theme park.• Your first payment is due on July 16th.• Its investors pay households to use these resources as capital, which the investors offer to firms in exchange for payment.• penalties for late payment of taxes• He makes monthly payments into his ex-wife's bank account.• The family spends about $1,800 a month on their mortgage payments.• They refused to make the payment and cancelled her direct debit.• Flood victims received a one-time payment of $2,000 from the government.
Payment ... made• Covenant payments are made out of your income and are not capital payments.• It was necessary to show that the payments were made to benefit the accountants.• More than 1.3 million discretionary payments were made in the year in question.• This relief will not increase if payments are made to more than one ex-spouse.• Eventually, there is a payment to be made when the would-be borrower receives an offer letter.• Finally, payment can be made by mail transfer, telegraphic or electronic transfer.• The excess should be deducted from the loss and then payment will be made up to the policy limit where applicable.• The parcel is then sent, bearing this label, in the ordinary way but without payment being made at the counter.
From Longman Business Dictionary
paymentpay·ment /ˈpeɪmənt/ noun
1[countableC, uncountableU]FINANCE an amount of money that must be or has been paid, or the act of paying it
Some suppliers to the company had tightened credit terms, allowing the company only 30 days to make payments.
$900 million of loans to help the country meet payments (=make them on time) for energy imports
Cash discount is an allowance off a debt given to encourage prompt payment (=payment on time).
I enclose a cheque in payment of my account.
The plan also calls for payment in full to creditors by 31 Dec.
2[countableC, uncountableU]FINANCE one of the methods of paying for something, and the act of using one of these methods
Buyers made the first payment by letter of credit instead of cash.
Discounts are given for cash payment.
quarterly payments
direct-debit payments
→ credit card payment
3[countableC, uncountableU]FINANCE amounts of money paid at the different stages of buying something or being paid for something
→ advance payment → down payment → final payment → goodwill payment → instalment payment → interim payment → progress payment
4payment on accountACCOUNTING a payment that is part of the total payment for somethingSYN PART-PAYMENT
Nothing at all has been paid. There has been no payment on account.
5payment in kindCOMMERCE a way of paying for something using goods or services rather than money
6payment on delivery abbreviation POD (also payment on receipt of goods)COMMERCE payment that is made at the time when goods are delivered, often made to the person delivering them
Sellers prefer payment on delivery, but buyers have a different view.
7payment on invoiceFINANCE payment that is made when a buyer receives an INVOICE (=document giving details of goods ordered, their cost, the time allowed for payment etc)
8payment on statementACCOUNTING payment that is made when a buyer receives a statement saying how much is owed on an account at an agreed later date
9[countableC]FINANCE money paid to people for the work they do
→ bonus payment → royalty payment → salary payment → wage payment
10[countableC]FINANCE money paid to people who are ill, unemployed etc
→ disability payment → social security payment → transfer payment → welfare payment
11[countableC, uncountableU]FINANCE money paid to SHAREHOLDERs, or the repayments of loans, bonds etc to lenders
Brazil hasn’t made payments on its bank debt in recent months.
Creditors have also agreed to reschedule payments (=accept later payment) of senior debt initially due next month.
→ accelerated payment → balloon payment → debt payment → dividend payment → interest payment → principal payment
12[countableC] money paid to someone to settle a claim, dispute etc
Lawyers say that this move is likely to delay the payment of damages to many victims.
→ compensation payment → ex gratia payment

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