ADJ
- immediate, prompt
- late
- penalties for late payment of tax
- early
- full, part
- I enclose £65.20, in full payment of the bill
VERB + PAYMENT
- make
- How do you want to make payment?by cheque or in cash?
- arrange for
- accept, take
- Do you accept payment by credit card?
- get, receive
- stop, suspend, withhold
- I have authorized the bank to stop payment of the cheque
- refuse sb
- defer, delay
- We may have to defer payment for a week
- demand
PREP
- in ~
- She wrote out a cheque in payment of the fees
- on ~ of
- He was released on payment of the ransom
- ~ for
- payment for work done
- ~ from, ~ to
- payment to the company from its customers
PHRASES
- a method of payment, payment in advance
- The hostel requires full payment in advance
ADJ
- annual, monthly, etc.
- regular
- one-off, single
- All families of the crash victims will receive a one-off payment of £100,000
- cash, lump sum
- token
- generous
- down, initial
- additional, further, subsequent
- interim, transitional
- final
- credit card
- benefit, compensation, interest, maintenance, mortgage, rent, tax
VERB + PAYMENT
- keep up, meet
- My client was unable to meet her rent payments
- increase, reduce
- collect
- It was my job to collect payment for the trip
PREP
- in ~s
- an extra $9 million in interest payments
- ~ for
- a generous payment for his services
- ~ from
- payments to the landlord from his tenants
- ~ to
PHRASES
- the balance of payments
- measures designed to reduce the balance of payments deficit