/ˈpeɪmənt ||; ˈpemənt/noun payment (for sth) 1 [U] the act of paying sb or of being paid 支付；付款；取得报酬: I did the work last month but I haven't had any payment for it yet. 我上月做那项工作，但还没有收到报酬。 ☞Look at the note at pay ². 参看pay^2的注释。
2 [C] an amount of money that you must pay 应付金额: They asked for a payment of £100 as a deposit. 他们要求付100英镑作为订金。