payment : Idioms & Phrases
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- balance of international payments
- balance of payments
- balance-of-payments problem
- deferred payment
- disability payment
- down payment
- Equation of payments
- final payment
- immediate payment
- medicare payment
- order of payment
- payment rate
- rate of payment
- regular payment
- stop payment
- support payment
- To suspend payment
- token payment
- transfer payment
balance of international payments
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noun a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year
balance of international payments.
- a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out
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balance of payments
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noun a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year
balance of international payments.
- a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out
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balance-of-payments problem
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noun an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports
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deferred payment
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noun arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
credit.
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disability payment
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noun a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work
disability check.
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down payment
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noun a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
deposit.
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Equation of payments
(Arith.) , the process of finding the mean time of payment of several sums due at different times.
Webster 1913
final payment
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noun the final payment of a debt
payoff.
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immediate payment
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noun prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check
cash.
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medicare payment
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noun a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care
medicare check.
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order of payment
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noun a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
draft; bill of exchange.
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payment rate
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noun the amount of money paid out per unit time
repayment rate; installment rate; payment rate.
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rate of payment
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noun the amount of money paid out per unit time
repayment rate; installment rate; payment rate.
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regular payment
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noun a payment made at regular times
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stop payment
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noun a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
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support payment
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noun a payment made by one person for the support of another
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To suspend payment
(Com.) , to cease paying debts or obligations; to fail; said of a merchant, a bank, etc.
Webster 1913
token payment
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noun a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation
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transfer payment
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noun a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services