payments

Sums exchanged regularly

Payments is the plural of payment—money given in exchange for goods, services, or to settle a debt.

The word often implies a series: monthly payments on a car loan, mortgage payments.

In business contexts, payments encompasses the systems and infrastructure for transferring money: The company handles payments for online retailers.

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transactions

purchase

Goods obtained for payment

  • saleExchange for payment
  • cashReady spending funds
  • checkOrder to pay

invoice · debit · credit · transfer · receipt · refund · exchange · buyer · seller · ledger

obligations

fees

Costs for services

  • duesRegular membership payments
  • tollFee for passage
  • tariffTax on traded goods

levy · tax · assessment · fine · penalty · surcharge · alimony · child support · reparation · restitution

settlement

clearinghouse

Central settlement agency

netting · finality · liquidation · clearance · fulfillment · adjustment · discharge · completion · resolution · accord

recurring

subscription

Paid recurring access

autopay · billing · renewal · cycle · periodic · installment · direct debit · standing order · scheduled · continuous

digital

PayPal

Online money transfer platform

Bitcoin · contactless · NFC · e-wallet · digital wallet · Stripe · QR code · blockchain · mobile · UPI

Categories
Opposites
financial action direction

paymentsreceipts

Transaction documentation

income · earnings · revenues · collections · proceeds

obligation fulfillment

paymentsnon-payments

Unreceived amounts owed

defaults · nonpayment · non-payment · default · delinquencies

financial position

paymentsdebts

Sums owed to others

liabilities · obligations · bills · invoices · charges

Phrases
Family

payment, repayment, nonpayment, overpayment, prepayment, underpayment, downpayment, payment schedule

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G