| 单词 | payment |
| 释义 | paymentpayment /ˈpeɪmənt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1[countable] an amount of money that has been paid or must be paid: payment of Flood victims received a one-time payment of $2,000 from the government. How much are your car payments? The first payment is due on October 1.payment on He lost his job and couldn’t make the payments on his house. The monthly payments on my student loan are really high.2[uncountable] the act of paying for something: payment of There are penalties for late payment of taxes.payment for She requested payment for 60 hours of work. Payment can be made by check or credit card. Doctors expect immediate payment in full (=paying the entire amount of money).3[uncountable] someone’s reward for doing something: payment for The only payment I got was a thank-you.4payment in kind a way of paying for something with goods or services instead of money → see also down paymentCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsmake (a) payment He is supposed to make payments of $250 a month.receive (a) payment The lawyer received a payment of $500 from his client.meet the payments (also keep up with the payments informal) (=be able to make regular payments) They are having trouble keeping up with their mortgage payments.fall behind on the payments (=not make payments when you should) I’ve fallen behind on my car payments.miss a payment (=not make one of a series of payments when you should) If you miss a credit card payment, you will have to pay a fee.accept a payment The judge had accepted illegal payments.nouns + paymenta cash payment The dentist accepts cash payments for all treatments.a mortgage payment (also a house payment) (=a payment toward a loan on your house) Your mortgage payments could become lower if interest rates drop.a car payment (=a payment toward a loan on your car) I borrowed money to buy a new car, so now I have a $300 car payment each month.an interest payment (=a payment of interest on a loan) Will you be able to keep up with the interest payments on the loan?a welfare payment (=money that is paid by the government to people) She had no money and no job, and had to rely on welfare payments from the state.a bonus payment (=a payment in addition to your regular salary because success has been achieved) The company distributed bonus payments at the end of the year.a dividend payment (=money that you get from an investment) Companies give out a share of the profits to shareholders by means of dividend payments.adjectivesan annual/monthly/weekly payment We will be making monthly payments until the loan is paid off.a down payment (=a small payment for something you are buying, when you will pay the rest later) We were able to put a down payment on a small house.(an) electronic/online payment (=a payment that you make through the Internet) It is fast and easy to make an electronic payment.full payment (=all of an amount of money) Full payment must be made by April 17.partial payment (=part of an amount of money) Will you accept partial payment, with the full amount to be repaid in a month?a late payment If you make a late payment, you will be charged a fee. |
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