- 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.
 
						