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Payment

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
payment (noun)
1.
the act of paying
2.
something that is paid - pay
3.
- requital
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
payment (noun)
1.
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
SYNONYMS:
compensation, disbursement, giving, paying, remitment, remittance, remuneration
RELATED WORDS:
rendering, tendering; reimbursement, repayment; paying off, paying up, prepayment; overpayment
NEAR ANTONYMS:
underpayment
nonpayment
payment (noun)
2.
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
SYNONYMS:
compensation, consideration, pay, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital
RELATED WORDS:
salary, stipend, wage(s); disbursement, expenditure, outlay; rebate, refund; indemnity, recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution; adjustment, settlement; deposit; reimbursement, repayment; prepayment; overpayment; rent, rental
payment (noun)
3.
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
SYNONYMS:
emolument, hire, packet, pay, paycheck, pay envelope, payment, salary, stipend
RELATED WORDS:
living wage, minimum wage, nominal wages, take-home pay; double time, overtime, time and a half; compensation, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital, return; recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution; reimbursement, repayment; earnings, profit, takings, yield
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