#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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