Synonyms and antonyms of Miscellaneous payments in British Thesaurus

payment (noun)

an amount of money that you pay or receive

advance (noun)

an amount of money that is paid to someone before the usual time

premium (noun)

an amount of money paid in addition to the usual amount

prepayment (noun)

money that you pay before you can use a service

down payment (noun)

a first payment that you make when you are buying something and are going to pay the rest later

payback (noun)

payment that you make to someone who has lent you money

settlement (noun)

the complete payment of an amount of money that you owe

instalment (noun)

one of several payments that an amount is divided into, so that you do not have to pay the whole amount at one time

gratuity (noun)

formal a small amount of money that you give to someone to thank them for doing something for you

remittance (noun)

formal a payment for goods or services that you send by post

additionality (noun)

a way of paying for a project in which an organization or government gives money to another organization or government only if it also pays part of the cost itself

amount in controversy (noun)

the amount of money that is being disputed in a civil court case

backhander (noun)

informalBritish money that you pay secretly to someone to make them do what you want

barter (noun)

something used as payment in a barter system

bung (noun)

Britishinformal money that you give to someone secretly in order to make them do something illegal

comp (noun)

informalAmerican compensation that someone receives, for example when they are injured at work

compensation (noun)

money that someone receives because something bad has happened to them

compensatory damages (noun)

money paid by a court to someone to compensate them for loss, damage, or harm

conditional fee agreement (noun)

an agreement between a lawyer and a client to pay a fee only if the action is successful. It is informally called a no win no fee agreement.

consideration (noun)

formal a payment for something someone has done for you

contemptuous damages (noun)

a very small sum of money, usually as low as one cent or one penny, that a court awards to a winning claimant to show that the case should never have been brought to court

contingency fee (noun)

a payment for the services of a lawyer that you make only if the lawyer wins in court

deposit (noun)

a first payment that you make when you agree to buy something expensive such as a car or house. The rest of the money that you pay later is called the balance

deposit (noun)

an amount of money that you pay when you start to rent something such as a flat or car, that is returned to you when you stop renting it

deposit (noun)

in the UK, an amount of money that someone pays to become a candidate in an election. Candidates who do not get many votes do not get their deposit back after the election

derisory damages (noun)

contemptuous damages

disbursement (noun)

very formal the process of paying money from a fund

exemplary damages (noun)

punitive damages

feed-in tariff (noun)

a payment made by the government to someone who produces energy that is renewable (= that can be replaced and is never completely used up)

flagfall (noun)

Australian a fixed amount of money that you have to pay as soon as you begin a taxi journey, make a phone call, etc

general damages (noun)

money paid to an injured party to compensate them for non-economic harm such as pain, suffering, and emotional distress

infusion (noun)

the addition of something such as money or a particular quality

injection (noun)

the addition of money to a business, a government programme, or someone’s bank account

moneys (noun)

formal sums of money

nominal damages (noun)

a very small, symbolic amount of money given as compensation to someone who has won a legal case but did not suffer significant loss or damage

non-payment (noun)

failure or a refusal to pay for something

payment (noun)

the process of paying money

payment in kind ()

something that you give or receive instead of money

payoff (noun)

a payment that you make to someone as part of an agreement so that they do not cause trouble for you

payoff (noun)

a payment that you make to someone so that they will do something bad or dishonest for you

payoff (noun)

a payment that you make to someone so that they will not do something that will cause you problems, especially by telling people about something bad that you have done

payola (noun)

mainly American a secret payment made for this purpose

punitive damages (noun)

extra money that a court of law makes someone pay for causing harm to someone. Punitive damages are also known as exemplary damages.

quantum (noun)

legal a quantum of damages

quantum of damages (noun)

the amount of damages that a person is seeking or that the court has awarded. It is sometimes referred to as quantum.

recompense (noun)

formal payment that you give to someone who has done something for you

recompense (noun)

formal payment that you give to someone who has suffered injury or loss because of you

restitution (noun)

formal payment or services that you provide someone with because you have done something bad or illegal to them

single supplement (noun)

an extra amount of money that you have to pay for a hotel room or package holiday if you are alone

someone’s shout ()

someone’s turn to pay for something, especially drinks

special damages (noun)

money paid to an injured party in a legal case for financial losses such as loss of earnings, property damage and medical expenses

subscriber (noun)

someone who pays money in order to receive something regularly, for example copies of a newspaper or magazine, or a service

subscription (noun)

an arrangement by which people pay subscriptions

supplement (noun)

an extra amount of money that you have to pay for special services, especially in a hotel

tariff (noun)

British the prices charged in a hotel or restaurant for supplying gas or electricity or for providing a telephone service

trade-in (noun)

something such as a car or piece of equipment that you give as part of the payment for something new

underspend (noun)

British a situation in which someone spends too little money or spends less than they expected