| balance of payments | (n) a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year, Syn. balance of international payments, Example: a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out |
| balance-of-payments problem | (n) an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports |
| down payment | (n) a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later, Syn. deposit |
| nonpayment | (n) loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid, Syn. default, nonremittal, Ant. payment |
| overpayment | (n) a payment larger than needed or expected |
| overpayment | (n) the act of paying too much |
| payment | (n) a sum of money paid or a claim discharged, Ant. nonpayment |
| payment | (n) the act of paying money, Syn. defrayment, defrayal, Ant. nonpayment |
| payment rate | (n) the amount of money paid out per unit time, Syn. rate of payment, repayment rate, installment rate |
| prepayment | (n) payment in advance |
| regular payment | (n) a payment made at regular times |
| repayment | (n) payment of a debt or obligation, Syn. quittance |
| stop payment | (n) a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check |
| support payment | (n) a payment made by one person for the support of another |
| token payment | (n) a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation |
| transfer payment | (n) a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services |
| underpayment | (n) a payment smaller than needed or expected |
| underpayment | (n) the act of paying less than required |
| cash | (n) prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check, Syn. immediate payment, Ant. credit |
| credit | (n) arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services, Syn. deferred payment, Ant. cash |
| default | (n) act of failing to meet a financial obligation, Syn. nonpayment, nonremittal |
| disability check | (n) a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work, Syn. disability payment |
| draft | (n) a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another, Syn. order of payment, bill of exchange |
| evasion | (n) the deliberate act of failing to pay money, Syn. nonpayment, Ant. payment, Example: his evasion of all his creditors; he was indicted for nonpayment |
| medicare check | (n) a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care, Syn. medicare payment |
| payoff | (n) the final payment of a debt, Syn. final payment |
| refund | (n) the act of returning money received previously, Syn. repayment |
| requital | (n) an act of requiting; returning in kind, Syn. payment |
