payment vs benefit

benefit vs payment

payment and benefit both are nouns.

payment is not a verb while benefit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
payment	Yes	No	No	No
benefit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, benefit is a hyponym of payment; that is, benefit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than payment:

payment: a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
benefit: financial assistance in time of need

Other hyponyms of payment include royalty, bonus, incentive, overpayment, underpayment, subscription, regular payment, blood money, recompense, refund, conscience money, support payment, reward, bribe, payoff, residual, lump sum, final payment, payoff, remission, remitment, remittal, remittance, quittance, repayment, token payment, penalty, pittance, insurance premium, premium, installment, deposit, down payment, satisfaction, credit, deferred payment, cash, immediate payment.

payment (noun)	benefit (noun)
the act of paying money	something that aids or promotes well-being
an act of requiting; returning in kind	a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged	financial assistance in time of need

payment (verb)	benefit (verb)
	derive a benefit from
	be beneficial for

Difference between payment and benefit

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