Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete spelling of
payment .
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Examples
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My request as I requested on the past post is to add Algeria, the number of Algerian publishers is growing but still limited by the paiment options, I hope you understand that WU would be THE ONLY way to receive paiments.
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March 4, 2008 at 4:17 am almoas free… Weezy rekwires much hed scritchings in paiment. but ai wud give her tehm for free anywai.
Mom cat prepares - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Priest (for his owne honour and reputation) shall offer to make paiment of the whole reckoning, without receiving a farthing of his, whereof he will not be a little joyfull, so shall we bring to passe the rest of the businesse, because there is no body in the house, but onely himselfe: for he is best at ease without company.
The Decameron 2004
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Moreover, when the time for repaiment was come, yea a moneth or two over-past, and he demanded to have his money; hee could have nothing but words for paiment.
The Decameron 2004
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The forfect for non paiment of the lone, mought not bee aboue the double of the somme that was borowed.
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The roials of plate are worth 88 larines by the 100 meticals, and albeit among the marchants they sel by the 100 meticals, yet in the mint or castle, they sel by the 100 drams, hauing there lesse then the worth 5 medines in each hundred drams, and haue their paiment in 40 dayes made them in Saies or larines.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And for paiment of the rest, his maiesties further pleasure shall be signified hereafter.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Their money is siluer and copper, for gold there is none current: they haue but one piece of siluer, and that is worth 12. pence English, and the copper money are called Pooles, and 120 of them goeth the value of the said 12. pence, and is more common paiment then the siluer, which the king causeth to rise and fall to his most aduantage euery other moneth, and sometimes twise
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The Marchants that come from S. Tome take for the paiment of their goods, gold and siluer, which is neuer wanting there.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And during the siege, the sayd capitaine behaued him woorthily in his person, and put himselfe in such places as woorthy men ought to be, spending his goods largely without demanding any paiment or recompense for his doing, of the Religion.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
hillary commented on the word paiment
adj, infml: able to use computers
April 28, 2009