Payment, n.
Etymology: [F. payment, paiement. See Pay to requite.]
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. Shak.
3. Punishment; chastisement. [R.]
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for payment; he lists it under pay.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
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