payment
/ˈpeɪmənt/noun
1
- mass noun the action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid支付, 付款：
ask for a discount for payment by cash
因用现金支付而要求打个折
count noun three interest-free monthly payments.三项无息按月付款。
2
- an amount paid or payable支付的款项：
an interim compensation payment of £2,500.
一笔数额为2,500英镑的临时性赔偿金。
2.1
- mass noun figurative something given as a reward or in recompense for something done〈喻〉报酬; 报偿, 酬劳; 赔偿：
a suit with a velvet collar that I got as payment for being in the show.
一套作为我演出报酬的天鹅绒领西装。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French paiement, from payer 'to pay'.