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Common collocations with payment in American Collocation

payment noun

US /ˈpeɪmənt/

at regular times

annual
monthly
quarterly
regular
weekly
yearly

Her monthly mortgage payment is £706.

single

lump-sum
one-off
single

This is a one-off payment only and not an annual requirement.

needing to be paid now

due

Full payment is due prior to delivery of the goods.

paying on time or late

immediate
late
overdue
prompt

There are fines for late payment.

paying the full amount or part of it

full
part
partial

For bookings cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice, full payment will be required.

by electronic means

electronic
online

We accept online payment in a secure environment by debit and credit card.

compensations
debt
dividend
mortgage
redundancy
royalty

The International Monetary Fund urged Aregntina to set aside more cash for debt payments.

make a payment

make
send

If you experience a problem making your online payment, you can email or call us for advice.

continue to make regular payments

keep up
meet

Use our budget calculator to work out whether you’ll have enough to meet your monthly payments.

fail to make a regular payment

miss

Any missed payments are chased on the lender’s behalf by a debt collections agency.

accept or receive a payment

accept
receive
take

We accept payment using the following credit cards.

say a payment can be made

approve
authorize

When the budget holder is satisfied with the invoice they should authorize payment and pass it to finance for processing.

stop a payment being made

cancel
defer
delay
stop
withhold

The insurance company withheld payment.

deal with a payment

process

Payments are usually processed within two working days.

ask for a payment

demand
request

He has received four letters demanding payment.