- payment
- noun1 paying/being paidADJECTIVE▪ immediate (esp. BrE), prompt▪ late▪
penalties for late payment of tax
▪ early (esp. BrE)▪ full, part (esp. BrE), partial (esp. AmE)▪I enclose $65.50, in full payment of the bill.
VERB + PAYMENT▪ make▪How do you want to make payment? (esp. BrE)
▪I made the payment in cash.
▪The department makes payments to farmers for providing improvement to water quality.
▪ authorize▪The buyer is required to enter a code to authorize payment.
▪ arrange for▪ accept, take▪Do you accept payment by credit card?
▪ get, receive▪ stop, suspend, withhold▪I have authorized the bank to stop payment of the cheque/check.
▪ refuse sb▪ defer, delay▪We may have to defer payment for a week.
▪ demand▪ guarantee▪The only way to guarantee payment is to sign a contract.
PAYMENT + VERB▪ be duePAYMENT + NOUN▪ option, plan, schedule▪Some mortgage plans offer a bimonthly payment schedule.
PREPOSITION▪ in payment▪He requested $8 000 in payment.
▪ in payment for, in payment of (BrE)▪Credit cards are accepted in payment for virtually anything.
▪She wrote out a cheque in payment of the fees.
▪ on payment of▪He was released on payment of the ransom.
▪ payment for▪payment for work done
▪ payment from, payment to▪payment to the company from its customers
PHRASES▪ a method of payment▪ payment in advance▪The hostel requires full payment in advance.
▪ payment in full▪He demanded payment in full of the $300 000 owed to him.
2 amount of money paidADJECTIVE▪ annual, monthly, etc.▪ regular▪ one-off, one-time (AmE), single▪All families of the victims will receive a one-off payment of $100 000.
▪ cash, lump-sum▪ token▪ generous▪ minimum▪She was finding it difficult to make even the minimum payment on her credit card.
▪ advance, upfront▪ down, initial▪ additional, further, subsequent (both esp. BrE)▪ interim (esp. BrE)▪ final▪ credit-card▪ debt, loan▪ insurance, interest, lease (esp. AmE), mortgage, rent, tax, tuition (AmE)▪ alimony (esp. AmE), benefit, child-support, compensation, disability (esp. AmE), maintenance (BrE), royalty, severance, welfareVERB + PAYMENT▪ afford, keep up, meet▪My client was unable to meet her rent payments.
▪ increase▪ lower, reduce▪You could lower your monthly mortgage payments by $160.
▪ collect▪It was my job to collect payment for the trip.
▪ deduct▪Companies deduct interest payments from their taxable income.
▪ guarantee▪The company guaranteed royalty payments of at least $590 million.
PREPOSITION▪ in payments▪an extra $9 million in interest payments
▪ payment for▪a generous payment for his services
▪ payment from▪payments to the landlord from his tenants
▪ payment toPHRASES▪ the balance of payments (economics)▪measures designed to reduce the balance of payments deficit
Collocations dictionary. 2013.