pay·ment /ˈpemənt/
  付款,支付,償還,償還,報應
  payment
  支付;付款
  payment
  付款
  Pay·ment n.
  1. The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.
     No man envieth the payment of a debt.   --Bacon.
  2. That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a debt, or an obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise; reward; recompense; requital; return.
  3. Punishment; chastisement. [R.]
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  payment
       n 1: a sum of money paid [ant: nonpayment]
       2: the act of paying money [syn: defrayal, defrayment]
          [ant: evasion]