#payment a sum of money paid
exclusion: nonpayment
supertype: cost the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
subtype: royalty payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property; "he received royalties on his book"
subtype: bonus__bonu__incentive an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
subtype: dividend.bonus a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
subtype: sales_incentive__salesincentive remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal
subtype: bunce__windfall__gravy__godsend a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune
subtype: overpayment.payment a payment larger than needed or expected
subtype: underpayment.payment a payment smaller than needed or expected
subtype: subscription.payment a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
subtype: regular_payment__regularpayment a payment made at regular times
subtype: wage__pay__earnings__remuneration__salary something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
subtype: combat_pay extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat
subtype: double_time a doubled wage (for working overtime)
subtype: found food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"
subtype: half-pay reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
subtype: living_wage a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably
subtype: merit_pay__meritpay extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)
subtype: minimum_wage__minimumwage the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law
subtype: pay_envelope__payenvelope__pay_packet__paypacket wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
subtype: sick_pay wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave
subtype: strike_pay money paid to strikers from union funds
subtype: take-home_pay what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc
subtype: stipend a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
subtype: prebend the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
subtype: annuity income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"
subtype: annuity_in_advance an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods; "rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord"
subtype: rent a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property
subtype: ground_rent__groundrent payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land
subtype: rack_rent an extortionate rent
subtype: ordinary_annuity an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the end of equally spaced periods
subtype: reversionary_annuity__survivorship_annuity an annuity payable to one person in the event that someone else is unable to receive it
subtype: tontine an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant
subtype: installment_plan__installmentplan__installment_buying__installmentbuying__time_plan__hire-purchase a system for paying for goods by installments
subtype: disability_check__disability_payment a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work
subtype: pension__retirement_check__retirement_benefit__retirement_fund a monthly payment to someone who is retired from work
subtype: blood_money__bloodmoney paid to a hired murderer
subtype: recompense.payment payment or reward (as for service rendered)
subtype: allowance.recompense__adjustment an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
subtype: cost-of-living_allowance an allowance for changes in the consumer price index
subtype: depreciation_allowance an allowance for loss due to depreciation
subtype: deduction__discount an amount or percentage deducted
subtype: trade_discount__tradediscount a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant
subtype: seasonal_adjustment a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year; "seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in mid-winter"
subtype: compensation something given to recompense for loss or injury
subtype: overcompensation excessive compensation
subtype: workmen's_compensation__workmen'scompensation compensation for death or injury suffered by a worker in the course of his employment
subtype: reimbursement compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses"
subtype: allowance.reimbursement a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
subtype: travel_allowance a sum allowed for travel
subtype: mileage a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled
subtype: breakage reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
subtype: costs__cost pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
subtype: emolument compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes"
subtype: blood_money.compensation__bloodmoney compensation paid to the family of a murdered person
subtype: damages__amends__indemnity__restitution__redress__redres a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
subtype: relief.damages (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
subtype: actual_damages__compensatory_damages__general_damages (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
subtype: nominal_damages (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
subtype: punitive_damages__exemplary_damages__exemplarydamage__smart_money__smartmoney (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
subtype: double_damages twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
subtype: treble_damages three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
subtype: atonement__expiation__satisfaction compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
subtype: counterbalance__offset a compensating equivalent
subtype: reparation compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
subtype: refund.payment money returned to a payer
subtype: rebate__discount a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
subtype: rent-rebate (British) a rebate on rent given by a local government authority
subtype: conscience_money payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings
subtype: support_payment__supportpayment a payment made by one person for the support of another
subtype: palimony support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends
subtype: alimony__maintenance court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
subtype: child_support__childsupport court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated
subtype: reward.payment payment made in return for a service rendered
subtype: bounty__premium payment or reward (esp from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
subtype: honorarium a fee paid for a nominally free service
subtype: blood_money.reward__bloodmoney a reward for information about a murderer
subtype: guerdon a reward or payment
subtype: meed (archaic) a fitting reward
subtype: bribe__payoff payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
subtype: hush_money a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
subtype: kickback a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
subtype: payola a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
subtype: soap.bribe money offered as a bribe
subtype: residual (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing; "he could retire on his residuals"
subtype: benefit.payment financial assistance in time of need
subtype: cost-of-living_benefit a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise
subtype: death_benefit__deathbenefit insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased
subtype: advance_death_benefit__advancedeathbenefit a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)
subtype: viatical_settlement cash derived from sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder
subtype: disability_benefit insurance benefits paid in case of disability
subtype: sick_benefit__sickness_benefit (British) money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work
subtype: fringe_benefit__perquisite__perk an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"
subtype: apanage__appanage any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
subtype: pourboire__gratuity__tip__bakshish__bakshis__bakshi__backsheesh a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
subtype: Christmas_box (British) a present given at Christmas for services during the year
subtype: lump_sum a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money
subtype: final_payment__finalpayment__payoff the final payment of a debt
subtype: remittance__remittal__remission__remitment a payment of money sent to a person in another place
subtype: repayment__quittance payment of a debt or obligation
subtype: token_payment__tokenpayment a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation
subtype: penalty a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
subtype: retribution.penalty__requital a justly deserved penalty
subtype: forfeit.penalty__forfeiture a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"
subtype: fine__mulct__amercement money extracted as a penalty
subtype: library_fine__libraryfine fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned
subtype: pittance an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"
subtype: insurance_premium__insurancepremium__premium payment for insurance
subtype: installment a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals
subtype: down_payment__deposit a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
subtype: security_deposit__margin the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
subtype: deferred_payment__credit arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
subtype: cash__immediate_payment__immediatepayment prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check
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