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the act of payment or being paid; a sum of money (to be) paid

fee; installment of fee

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Cases of word usage

1) a payment in addition to what is usual, necessary or expected, e.g. and extra payment to workers (bonus)

2) a person or business carrying goods or people for payment (carrier)

3) to take possession of (private property) without payment (as punishment or to enforce authority) (confiscate)

4) an amount of money which may be taken off the full price, e.g. for quick payment (discount)

5) a (monthly, annual etc) payment of a share of profit (dividend)

6) to receive / begin to receive weekly payment from the State as an unemployed person (dole)

7) to receive (money) in return for work or in payment for a loan (earn)

8) to give work to (a person) for payment (employ)

9) free (from a duty, payment etc) (exempt)

10) a charge or payment for professional advice or services, e.g. from doctors, lawyers etc (fee)

PAYMENT as in Wiktionary
PAYMENT as in Wikipedia