[] the act of paying a person, paying a bill or debt, or of being paid支付；缴纳；付款◆We accept payment by cash, cheque, or credit/debit card.我们接受现金、支票、信用卡或借记卡付款。◆She demanded payment in advance for the work.对这项工作她要求预先付款。◆There will be a penalty for late payment of invoices.对发票拖延付款将会处以罚款。◆an electronic payment system电子支付系统◆Orders under €40 require payment with order.40 欧元以下的订单要求随订单付款。OPPnon-payment ⨁to accept / receive / take payment接受／收到／接收付款⨁to demand / refuse payment要求／拒绝付款⨁to defer / delay payment拖延付款⨁immediate / late / prompt payment即期／拖延／立即付款⨁full / part / partial payment全额付款；部分付款 [] a sum of money paid or expected to be paid付款额◆a cash payment现金付款额◆He made a lump-sum payment of $12 000.他一次性支付了 1.2 万元。◆We can calculate your monthly mortgage payments.我们可以计算出你每月的抵押贷款还款额。⨁to accept / make / receive a payment接受付款；支付款项；收到付款⨁to keep up / meet / miss payments持续付款；付款；未能付款⨁cash / credit-card / electronic payments现金／信用卡／电子支付⨁a bonus / lump-sum / one-off / single payment奖金支出；一次性付款；整笔支付⨁annual / monthly / regular payments年度／月度／定期支出⨁dividend / interest / loan payments红利发放；利息支付；贷款支出accelerated payment balance of payments debt payment documents against payment down payment goodwill payment interim payment milestone payment part payment partial payment progress payment transfer payment