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make a payment (to sb) (for sth)
表示进行支付行为，后接支付对象和原因。
I need to make a payment to the bank for the loan.
我需要向银行支付贷款。
付款；支付
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付款；支付
the act or process of paying for something
I need to make a payment to the bank for the loan.
我需要向银行支付贷款。
此时通常为不可数名词
支付的行为。
The act of paying.
已付金额或清偿的债务
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
支付的具体实例；为交换商品或服务而支付的一笔钱,或进行该笔支付的交易。
An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
付款行为
the act of paying money
I made a payment online yesterday.
我昨天在线支付了一笔款项。
Please ensure your payment is received by the due date.
请确保在截止日期前收到您的付款。
The company offers flexible payment plans.
该公司提供灵活的付款计划。
表示进行支付行为，后接支付对象和原因。
I need to make a payment to the bank for the loan.
我需要向银行支付贷款。
表示支付的具体款项或类型。
Payment of the invoice is due within 30 days.
发票的付款应在30天内支付。
表示用某物作为对另一物的支付。
He gave me a check in payment for the services.
他给我一张支票作为服务的付款。
Not this
I will payment the bill.
Use this
I will pay the bill.
Payment 是名词，不能直接用作动词。应使用动词 pay。
Not this
I need to make payment.
Use this
I need to make a payment.
Payment 在此处为可数名词单数，需要不定冠词 a。中文中无冠词，易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
进行支付
I need to make a payment for my credit card bill.
我需要支付信用卡账单。
月付款
Your monthly payment for the loan is $500.
你的贷款月付款是500美元。
支付方式
We accept various payment methods, including credit cards and PayPal.
我们接受多种支付方式，包括信用卡和PayPal。
付款计划
The company offers a flexible payment plan for its services.
公司为其服务提供灵活的付款计划。
付款到期
The payment due date is the 15th of each month.
付款到期日是每月15号。
首付款
We need to save enough for a down payment on a house.
我们需要攒够房子的首付款。
分期付款计划
She arranged a payment plan to pay off her debt.
她安排了一个分期付款计划来还清债务。
实物支付
The farmer received payment in kind with crops instead of cash.
这位农民以农作物而非现金的形式获得实物支付。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
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把'payment'拆成'pay'（支付）和'ment'（音似'门'），付款出门。
通常用于各种支付场景，如账单、发票等，语气中性。
All listed words share the stressed vowel /eɪ/ and ending /-mənt/, making them perfect rhymes with 'payment'. However, many other -ment words (e.g., 'comment' /ˈkɑːment/, 'document' /ˈdɑːkjumənt/) do not rhyme due to different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.