payment

/ˈpeɪ·mənt/ n [C/U]

Definition

› an amount of money paid, or the act of paying: [C] When is the first payment due? [U] Usually we ask for payment when the order is placed.

(Definition of payment n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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