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payments vs the payments

Both 'payments' and 'the payments' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Payments' is used when referring to payments in general or as a concept, while 'the payments' is used when referring to specific or previously mentioned payments.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 992 views

payments

This is correct and commonly used when referring to payments in general or as a concept.

Use 'payments' when talking about payments in general or as a concept, without specifying any particular payments.

Examples:

The company accepts online payments.
He made several payments towards his debt.

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Other payments by central government 11.
Acceptance of ineligible land for payments.
Any variable remuneration payments should reflect those priorities.
Another extremely important point concerns delays in payments.
In 2003 all pre-financing payments to non-governmental youth organisations were made before April.
And then in March the payments stopped.
The internal market for payments must be internationally competitive.
Those payments are indexed annually to net retail prices.
Procedures for treatment of applications for reimbursement by beneficiaries and authorisation of payments.
This included shared responsibility for balance of payments statistics and financial accounts.
The European internal market requires adequate mechanisms for handling payments.
Most restaurants near campus accept id payments.
Anonymous emails, payments by one-time wire transfer.
It also covers administrative information on greening payments.
Article 5 Balance of payments reporting obligations 1.
Irregular payments from Volker Industries to a shell corporation.
Non-compliance with this mandatory grubbing-up should entail penalty payments.
Any revision must maintain an appropriate relationship between commitments and payments.
This broad social role of payments should constantly be emphasised.
Other Directorates General have suspended all payments to the companies concerned.

Alternatives:

transactions
installments
outlays
remittances
disbursements

the payments

This is correct and commonly used when referring to specific or previously mentioned payments.

Use 'the payments' when referring to specific or previously mentioned payments, indicating a particular set of payments.

Examples:

I need to check the status of the payments we made last month.
The payments for the services rendered were delayed.

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Germany provided detailed figures for the payments made.
This approach must be applied systematically and must be based on the analysis of the payments corresponding to each regulation.
And then in March the payments stopped.
Although the provisions were similar, the payments to Ryanair and its subsidiary were increased to EUR [...].
Consequently, the payments in question could not be attributed to the State.
From what resources were the payments funded?
On 20 December 2013 Ryanair submitted comments on the payments made to AMS.
This provision would introduce traceability and transparency in the payments made by public authorities.
Expenditure shall correspond to the payments effected by the beneficiaries.
Nevertheless, the EMPL committee presents some remarks without, however, putting into question the transfer of the payments.
Direct control of the payments and how the funds are used is essential.
I therefore welcome the fact that databases are available allowing access to information about the payments.
Any producer meeting this condition shall be eligible to receive the payments.
Part of the payments will therefore occur during budget year 2011.
Comments relating to the payments to AMS
Today, data formats almost always assume that the amounts of the payments are expressed in one monetary unit.
To ensure the proportionality of this mechanism the additional reductions should increase progressively according to the amounts of the payments concerned.
Member States are required to organise on the spot visits to check the regularity of the payments.
He was supposed to send me the payments.
If enough of us vote against the payments.

Alternatives:

those payments
such payments
specific payments
particular payments
mentioned payments

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