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repayment vs payment

payment vs repayment

repayment and payment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repayment Yes No No No
payment Yes No No No
As nouns, payment is a hypernym of repayment; that is, payment is a word with a broader meaning than repayment:
  • repayment: the act of returning money received previously
  • payment: the act of paying money
Other hypernyms of repayment include defrayal, defrayment.
As nouns, payment is a hypernym of repayment; that is, payment is a word with a broader meaning than repayment:
  • repayment: payment of a debt or obligation
  • payment: a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
repayment (noun) payment (noun)
the act of returning money received previously the act of paying money
payment of a debt or obligation an act of requiting; returning in kind
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
Difference between repayment and payment

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