Definition of PAYMENT

payment

Plural: payments

Noun

  • The act of paying or the money paid.
  • a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
  • the act of paying money
  • an act of requiting; returning in kind
  • The act of paying.
  • An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.

Examples

  • Every word played was a PAYMENT towards his Scrabble victory.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French paiement. Equivalent to pay + -ment.

Antonyms

nonpayment, non-payment

Scrabble Score: 14

payment: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
payment: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
payment: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

payment: valid Words With Friends Word