payment
/ˈpeɪm(ə)nt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpeɪm(ə)nt/
payment
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pay - ment -> payment
Myanmar meaning
(n) ငွေပေးချေခြင်း
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payment /'peÇmǝnt/ n ~ (for sth)
၁။ [U] ငွေပေးချေခြင်း။ We would be grateful for prompt payment of your account. ❍ Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary.
၂။ [C] ပေးချေသည့်ငွေ။ ပေးငွေ။ make ten monthly payments of £50 ❍ Would you accept $50 as payment for the work?
၃။ [U,sing] ဂုဏ်ပြုခြင်း (သို့) တုံ့ပြန်ချက်။ We'd like you to accept this gift in payment for your kindness. ❍ (ironic ) Personal abuse was the only payment he got for his efforts.
More examples
- The first payment is due on 31 January.
- [make a payment] : You have to make a payment of £55 every month.
- [meet payments] : He failed to meet payments on his rent.
- [cash payment] : Large cash payments had been made to four government ministers.
- [payment of] : We require prompt payment of all bills.
- [on payment of something] : Membership may be renewed on payment of further subscriptions.
- [delay/withhold payment] : Many companies delay payment as long as they can.
- [payment for] : Such treatment didn’t seem like fair payment for his years of loyalty.
Synonyms
sum, imbursement, expense, compensation, recompense, disbursement, fee, acquittal, advance, alimony, amends, amortization, amount, annuity, award, bounty, cash, defrayal, defrayment, deposit, discharge, down, hire, indemnification, outlay, part, pay-off, paying, pension, portion, premium, quittance, reckoning, redress, refund, reimbursement, remittance, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, retaliation, return, reward, salary, settlement, subsidy, support, wage
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