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# payment

noun (payment, payments)

«payment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A payment is money that is paid for something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#m1)
2. Payment is the act of paying: «payment by card». [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «payment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«payment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/payment.html) on Mova free.