lump sum
All at once
A lump sum is a single payment covering the full amount owed, as opposed to installments spread over time: She took her pension as a lump sum rather than monthly payments.
The phrase emphasizes completeness—everything at once, in one lump.
- one-timeOccurring only once
- balloon paymentLarge final loan installment
- nonrecurringOccurring only once
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
one time payment · payment · inheritance · fixed · death benefit · cash value · severance · windfall · buyout · commutation · flat rate · total · retirement · cash-out · all-inclusive · golden handshake · signing bonus · life insurance
- debt settlementdebt settlement, settlement offer, settlement agreement, debt negotiation, debt relief
- paymentspayment, monthly payment, cash payment, payment date, credit cards
- benefitsadvantage, healthcare coverage, dental insurance, benefit, health screening
- bonusesbonus, cash bonus, performance bonus, retention bonus, relocation bonus
- compensationpay, salary, income, wage, bonus
- incomesalary, earnings, income, wages, pay
lump suminstallments
Periodic partial payments
periodic payments · monthly payments · recurring payments · payment plan · annuity
lump sumpiecemeal
In separate stages
increments · portions · tranches · disbursements · drip feed
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