/ˈpeɪmənt/
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Translation
Money that you give for something you buy or for work that someone does.
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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