payment

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of paying money

   I accept all forms of payment.

2. 2
   noun

   a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

   The bank keeps calling about an overdue payment.

3. 3
   noun

   An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.

   “[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.

4. 4
   noun

   an act of requiting

5. 5
   noun

   The act of paying.

6. 6
   name

   A surname from French.

Etymology

Variant of French Paiement. This surname is mostly found in Canada.