PA'YMENT, noun The act of paying, or giving compensation.
1. The thing given in discharge of a debt or fulfillment of a promise.
2. Reward; recompense.
3. Chastisement; sound beating. [Not used.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.