final payment
3
2.9
- noun
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pago final
- Then the final payment would be made when Louis is delivered.
- receive final payment
Upstart can help you make that final payment so you can get ahead.
- Upstart can help you make that final payment so you can get ahead.
- And it's where the cartels extract the, the final payment.
Examples
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Never pay the contractor the final payment until the job is complete.
Blog text (29) -
She stuck out her hand as Barry handed her the final payment.
Fiction book (1993) -
So... I am... bringing you the final payment.
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The final payment was made.
Fiction book (1991) -
Upstart can help you make that final payment so you can get ahead.
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Therefore, variables such as length of stay, number of procedures performed, and complexity of the case have little effect on the final payment.
Academic text (1994) -
The evening she was to collect the final payment, she didn't kiss me.
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I require 50% upfront and final payment before I hand over any files.
Blog text (1) -
Just after making the final payment, Matilda bumped into Madame Forestier on the street.
Fiction book (2002) -
Last month, Charlie made the final payment on two cemetery plots.
Synonyms
805
1.0
Money given for goods, services, or to settle a debt
34
2.9
Money you return after you borrowed it
2
3.9
Final amount you give to finish a debt
How Complete
3
2.9
- US
24
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the last payment made to settle a debt' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'final' (last) with 'payment' (giving money). This simple compositional noun phrase follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Final payment comes from the clear image of giving the very last coin in a deal: final means last and payment means money given, like handing over the keys when the last money is paid. So, it means 'the last payment' that finishes a debt.