Meaning
Money that you give for something you buy or for work that someone does.
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Word origin
From the verb pay plus -ment, from Latin pacare, meaning to make peaceful; paying someone settled the matter.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pacare
- English cognates
- pay, peace
Examples
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We say make a payment, not do a payment.
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Due means it must be paid by that time.
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Payment is the money itself; pay is the verb.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 7: payment, uh-oh, ally and 7 more words.