Payment and Pay

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Payment

Payment noun - Something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services.

Usage example: we finally mailed our last car payment last week

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Pay is a synonym for payment in profession topic. In some cases you can use "Pay" instead a noun "Payment", when it comes to topics like earnings, salary. popular alternative

Nearby Words: pay, paying, payable, payer, payed

Pay

Pay noun - The money paid regularly to a person for labor or services.

Usage example: it's difficult to support two children on her pay

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Payment is a synonym for pay in profession topic. You can use "Payment" instead a noun "Pay", if it concerns topics such as earnings, wages, salary, earnings from employment. popular alternative

Nearby Words: payment, paid, paying, payable, payout

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good	good payment	good pay
high	high payment	high pay
full	full payment	full pay
equal	equal payment	equal pay
Other adjectives: extravagant, better, associated, regular, generous, reasonable, heavy, small, actual, large, decent, late, final, extra, working, next, higher, bigger, monthly.

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