noun
1 paying/being paid
ADJECTIVE
▪ immediate ( esp. BrE ), prompt
▪ late
▪
penalties for late ~ of tax
▪ early ( esp. BrE )
▪ full , part ( esp. BrE ), partial ( esp. AmE )
▪
I enclose $65.50, in full ~ of the bill.
VERB + PAYMENT
▪ make
▪
How do you want to make ~? ( esp. BrE )
▪
I made the ~ in cash.
▪
The department makes ~s to farmers for providing improvement to water quality.
▪ authorize
▪
The buyer is required to enter a code to authorize ~.
▪ arrange for
▪ accept , take
▪
Do you accept ~ by credit card?
▪ get , receive
▪ stop , suspend , withhold
▪
I have authorized the bank to stop ~ of the cheque/check.
▪ refuse sb
▪ defer , delay
▪
We may have to defer ~ for a week.
▪ demand
▪ guarantee
▪
The only way to guarantee ~ is to sign a contract.
PAYMENT + VERB
▪ be due
PAYMENT + NOUN
▪ option , plan , schedule
▪
Some mortgage plans offer a bimonthly ~ schedule.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
He requested $8 000 in ~.
▪ in ~ for , in ~ of ( BrE )
▪
Credit cards are accepted in ~ for virtually anything.
▪
She wrote out a cheque in ~ of the fees.
▪ on ~ of
▪
He was released on ~ of the ransom.
▪ ~ for
▪
~ for work done
▪ ~ from , ~ to
▪
~ to the company from its customers
PHRASES
▪ a method of ~
▪ ~ in advance
▪
The hostel requires full ~ in advance.
▪ ~ in full
▪
He demanded ~ in full of the $300 000 owed to him.
2 amount of money paid
ADJECTIVE
▪ annual , monthly , etc.
▪ regular
▪ one-off , one-time ( AmE ), single
▪
All families of the victims will receive a one-off ~ of $100 000.
▪ cash , lump-sum
▪ token
▪ generous
▪ minimum
▪
She was finding it difficult to make even the minimum ~ on her credit card.
▪ advance , upfront
▪ down , initial
▪ additional , further , subsequent (both esp. BrE )
▪ interim ( esp. BrE )
▪ final
▪ credit-card
▪ debt , loan
▪ insurance , interest , lease ( esp. AmE ), mortgage , rent , tax , tuition ( AmE )
▪ alimony ( esp. AmE ), benefit , child-support , compensation , disability ( esp. AmE ), maintenance ( BrE ), royalty , severance , welfare
VERB + PAYMENT
▪ afford , keep up , meet
▪
My client was unable to meet her rent ~s.
▪ increase
▪ lower , reduce
▪
You could lower your monthly mortgage ~s by $160.
▪ collect
▪
It was my job to collect ~ for the trip.
▪ deduct
▪
Companies deduct interest ~s from their taxable income.
▪ guarantee
▪
The company guaranteed royalty ~s of at least $590 million.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~s
▪
an extra $9 million in interest ~s
▪ ~ for
▪
a generous ~ for his services
▪ ~ from
▪
~s to the landlord from his tenants
▪ ~ to
PHRASES
▪ the balance of ~s ( economics )
▪
measures designed to reduce the balance of ~s deficit