payment

Definition of Payment in English :

1. payment

a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

the act of paying money

3. payment, requital

an act of requiting; returning in kind

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Payment

noun

1.

the act of paying

2.

a sum of money paid

3.

something given in return; punishment or reward

noun

1.

a paying or being paid

2.

something that is paid

3.

penalty or reward

n.

1. The act of paying or the state of being paid.

2. An amount paid: received a large payment.

3. One's due, reward, or punishment; requital.